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‘Sexting’ case leaves privacy issue unresolved 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 22, 2010

Tags: Employment Law, privacy, Supreme Court, text messaging

Despite sidestepping the privacy issue, the Supreme Court sent a message to employers in its ruling in the “sexing” case City of Ontario v. Quon: have a clear electronic communications policy in place, attorneys say.

Text messaging firm not liable for distracted driver 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: June 10, 2010

Tags: duty of care, product liability, text messaging

The manufacturer of a communications system used in the trucking industry is not liable for an accident caused by a truck driver who was allegedly distracted by text messages, a U.S. magistrate judge in North Carolina has ruled in recommending dismissal.

Texting your clients: convenient, yes, but risky too 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 18, 2009

Tags: e-mail, ethics, instant messaging, legal malpractice, technology, text messaging

More clients are asking their lawyers to communicate in ever-faster ways, and many lawyers are accommodating them by using text messaging and instant messaging for client communications.

Texting while driving now illegal in New York 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: August 28, 2009

Tags: distracted driving, text messaging

It’s now illegal to text, tweet or surf while driving in New York.

Tighter cell phone laws might face static 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: August 13, 2009

Tags: cellphone, distracted driving, text messaging

“Distracted driving” is becoming a cause celebre, with more states banning texting and some legislators pondering whether to bar cellphone use by drivers outright. The District and six states require hands-free devices. Texting has been banned in the District of Columbia and 17 states, and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he will convene a meeting Sept. 30 to formulate “concrete steps … to make drivers think twice about taking their eyes off the road for any reason.”

Bill would ban driver text messaging 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: August 6, 2009

Tags: text messaging

WASHINGTON – Texting while driving would become a federal offense under a bill introduced in the Senate.

Woman files $2M suit against Southwest over text-messaging dispute 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: May 18, 2009

Tags: text messaging

A California woman is suing Southwest Airlines for more than $2 million after she says she was thrown off a flight, arrested and falsely imprisoned in Nashville, Tennessee, last summer. Click here for the full article from The Tennessean.

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