VOTE: Should People Serve Lawsuits Over Facebook?
Courts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. have begun to allow litigants to serve suits via Facebook. Do you think this practice is fair?
Apparently, courts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. have begun to allow lawsuits to proceed even when a would-be defendant can’t be given the suit in person, and these countries’ legal systems have just begun to allow litigants to serve suits via Facebook.
At least in the U.S., notifications of lawsuits literally require a human to witness someone actually receiving the hard copy of the suit.
People wanting to dodge litigation can and do try to make themselves — and their families — scare they can pretend they’re not getting sued.
Facebook could change this whole game if courts continue to allow the social network to become a medium for serving suit.
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