This is a precedent setting decision --- An Ontario Superior Court of Justice Judge had ordered content of Facebook must be disclosed to the opposing party in an Ontario court action. "Discussions with "friends" on social networking sites could have legal implications and turn Facebook users into their own worst enemies." reports The Star.
The Star.com reports: "In a precedent-setting decision, a Toronto judge has ordered a man suing over injuries from a car accident to answer questions about content on his Facebook page that is off limits to the public.
Lawyers for Janice Roman, the defendant in the lawsuit, believe information posted on John Leduc's private Facebook site – normally accessible only to his approved "friends" – may be relevant to his claim an accident in Lindsay in 2004 lessened his enjoyment of life.
As a result of the ruling by Justice David Brown of Ontario's Superior Court of Justice, Leduc must now submit to cross-examination by Roman's lawyers about what his Facebook page contains."
See the entire article at http://www.thestar.com/article/602324. Ottawa Accident Lawyers - Plant Quinn Thiele LLP - Marc-Nicholas Quinn.
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