Telematics in Automobiles

Insurance companies are eager to offer their newest technology which purports to provide more accurate insurance pricing. This new device, called a telematic, is inserted into the vehicle and will track driving activities like braking and mileage. Tracking this information for an individual will allow the company to set insurance policies based on the specific…

Private Facebook Data To Be Examined in a Slip-and-Fall Case

A recent court order by a judge in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, may have personal injury claimants thinking twice about the privacy of the data that they post to Facebook. While this case is currently being litigated in another jurisdiction, it is only a matter of time before courts in Chicago and elsewhere in the country…

Monitoring Employee Conduct

With the advent of the internet age, more employers are finding it increasingly convenient to monitor the actions of their employees. It is not unusual now in 2014 to have employers request passwords and URLs to employee personal websites as part of the interview process. This information has not come without employee protests. States have…