Social Media and Privacy Rights of Nonparties in Discovery

Sherri Sonin and Robert J. Genis, partners at Sonin & Genis, discuss the rights of nonparty "friends" of a social media subscriber whose private emails and records are sought, including notice to them of the application, the right of nonparties to object to the disclosure, and consideration of potential embarrassment or annoyance such disclosure might cause them.

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