MySpace posts constituted threats, court finds
A man who posted menacing lyrics on his MySpace page can be convicted of communicating written threats, even if the alleged victim didn’t have a computer, the Court of Appeals has ruled. John Holcomb...
View ArticleApple calls closing time for DUI checkpoint apps
Want to know where the cops are checking for drunken drivers? There’s an app for that. Or at least, there was. Apple has put the kibosh on mobile applications that identify DUI checkpoints unless the...
View ArticleAppeals Court fine-tunes definition of ‘obscene’
Holding that “obscene” means more than just “pornographic,” the en banc Court of Appeals of Virginia has affirmed the conviction of a Texas doctor who persistently harassed his estranged wife with...
View ArticleNorfolk jury hits Verizon with $115-million verdict
A federal jury Tuesday found Verizon infringed patents for video-on-demand technology, delivering a big-dollar victory for a small tech company founded by a Virginia Beach man. “We’re ecstatic,” one...
View ArticleBusiness owners can create companies online with SCC system
The Virginia State Corporation Commission has taken a giant leap away from its kludgy web-based service of two years ago with the debut this month of streamlined processes for creating corporations and...
View ArticleStupid mistakes that lawyers make with technology
Editor’s note: Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek of Sensei Enterprises Inc. make their living going into law offices and offering advice on technology and information security. They often encounter...
View ArticleBlogging lawyer admonished, ordered to post disclaimers
A Virginia State Bar discipline committee rejected First Amendment defenses and distinctions about public information to find misconduct on the part of a lawyer who blogged about his cases without...
View ArticleSanitize that cell phone when you upgrade
The holidays and the new year mean electronic upgrades for many lawyers. Experts warn there’s a risk in disposing of your old phones and tablets without proper safeguards. Just yanking the SIM card is...
View ArticleCourt electronic filing systems advancing
Proponents of the paperless clerk’s office held forth in Portsmouth last week at the annual gathering of the Virginia Court Clerks’ Association. E-data pioneer Jack Kennedy, clerk of the Wise County...
View ArticleHiding a fugitive? Don’t ‘like’ your local sheriff
A woman near Bluefield found out the hard way about the perils of social media. When she clicked the “like” button on the Facebook page of the county sheriff, her fugitive boyfriend ended up in jail...
View ArticleAlex Levay is not stranded in Manchester, England
This may be reassuring news for people who have corresponded with Levay – many of them have received a hoax e-mail message purporting to be a plea for help from the Leesburg lawyer. Levay is the...
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