The law on Facebook and other social media and their relationship to personal injury cases continues to evolve.  As with all advances in technology, the law moves slowly and is difficult to predict.

The most recent decision states that the injured party did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in information published on social networking sites, and therefore, disclosure of private information was warranted to the defendants.  The turning point in the court's decision was the the account settings when the accounts were created.  The case is Romano v. Steelcase, Inc. and is from New York state.

Once again, it is essential for all persons to be careful with personal information. One never knows if an injury is in his/her future.  Many personal injury case are being determined based on Facebook content.