Due Process

New York Judge Permits Legal Service Via Facebook

By |March 14th, 2013|

By: Jeffrey Lapin

On March 7, 2013, United States District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer, of the Southern District of New York, ordered that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can serve legal documents upon five defendants residing in India by email and Facebook. Courts in England, Australia and New Zealand have already permitted service via Facebook. This decision is likely the first time a United States court has approved service by Facebook. […]

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