How your social media posts could affect future personal injury lawsuits
Nowadays, we are no stranger to the notion that everything we do on social media can have a great effect on our offline lives.
From examples of employees who have been fired thanks to inappropriate Facebook rants, to people who have had their homes robbed after advertising on Instagram that they were away, the real-life repercussions of our love for social media continues to grow.
“The law is playing catch-up with social media and technology,” said Maia Bent, president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and partner at Lerners law firm.