DGR has served the very first instances of service by LinkedIn and service by Instagram in the world. The case’s uniqueness is added to by the approval of alternate service via social media in a non-matrimonial matter, which could have significant impacts on future similar…
Yet again the courts have made it clear in order for service of process via Facebook to be approved, proof of authentication and active use of the profile are needed. In a recent denial of request to serve by Facebook in a divorce matter, a…
In an article recently published by the New Jersey Law Journal, we lay out the increasing use of service via Facebook in matrimonial cases. For those of you who don’t have an account for the NJLJ, below is the full-text. by Amanda Sexton and Bari…
In yet another case, service of process via Facebook has been granted in an international case, this time by the United States District Court in Maryland. In Lipenga v. Kambalame a suit was filed against a Malawian diplomat. The plaintiff was unable to find a…
The recent OASIS proposal has moved along an existing conversation by the CALSPro association and has resulted in the inclusion of electronic service of process in their best practices. The OASIS proposal seeks to suggest the use of e-service as well as set standards associated…
A court has granted the first ever instance of the use a text message to serve an individual. The temporary protective custody order was issued by Judge Laura Cordero of the District of Columbia. As part of the complaint against the defendant, the plaintiff cited…
In yet another instance of service of process through social media, a judge has allowed a Brooklyn woman to serve divorce papers upon her husband. Most of the news coverage about the issue has focused mainly on the fact the service was allowed through Facebook….
Electronic service of process strikes again. A judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has allowed the Federal Trade Commission to pursue service through Facebook as well as email. Read the full document here and look for an…
There have been a number of recent bills on the table which could affect process servers. One of the top ones from last week involved Texas HB 1989, which if enacted could make service of process by social media a viable option. According to the…
Yet another case of e-service has occurred in the United States. The interesting thing about this case is that the e-service appears to have been approved in part due to the fact that the company owned and operated more than 34 websites. Being a…
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