For those of us who get the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, it is a newspaper of respite. Yes, all of Friday’s news is there but the features are sections on what books to read and what piece of 16th century art or literature merits a second look. It’s WSJ light, best evidenced by the
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SO, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT LAWYER?
By Mark Ashton on
This afternoon brought me an email from a fellow from West Virginia. The caption indicated it might involve a new divorce matter. I opened it to read:
“I found your name online and I wanted to send you a quick email before I called your office. If you are interested in taking on new clients…
What Could Massachusetts Ruling Non-Disparagement Orders Unconstitutional Mean to Pennsylvania?
By Aaron Weems on
It is always a good idea to keep an eye on other jurisdictions for how they deal with novel or emerging issues. One issue recently considered was the use of non-disparagement orders to prevent parties from criticizing each other in public, in front of their children, and to third parties. It is a fairly common…
SEPARATION & SOCIAL MEDIA: MANAGING THE ANNOUNCEMENT
By Mark Ashton on
At the risk of appearing obsessed, I write a second time about the separation of Jeff and Makenzie Bezos. This time my subject is again borrowed from the Wall Street Journal, but it’s not about the money. Rather, the Journal produced a prominent and adulatory article about the divorce announcement by the couple (actually Jeff)…
Lessons from the Lauren McCluskey Tragedy
By Mark Ashton on
She was 21 and a college student. Anyone who recalls being 21 will also recall that it is an age of experimentation. Today she is dead, murdered by a person whom she dated for a month. Her killer was a 37-year-old man with a long criminal history of sexual abuse. It seems that toward the…
AUTHENTICATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA; NO EASY MATTER
By Mark Ashton on
In a published decision reported on March 15, 2018, the Superior Court has addressed what it takes, at least in a criminal setting, to tie a Facebook posting to a defendant charged with a serious crime.
Tyler Mangel and Matthew Craft were charged with assault in Erie County. In the course of the prosecution, the…