Apr
While in Ibero-America cases that involve digital legal documents are barely reaching the Courts and when they do, judges usually demand to be converted to ‘paper’ in order to be incorporated into the file, in USA. –With more judicial precedents in the field and a great development of the subject – Courts are already walking the opposite way.
In the case “Wellin v. Wellin et al” (2013) of the Southern District Court of South Carolina in a fraud allegation, the defendants are compelled to provide valid documentation linked to their E-mails and Facebook accounts. Defendants proceed to print the texts and bring them to Court.
The plaintiff claims to the Court that with essential data (header of emails, order and distribution of communications on Facebook) it is necessary to obtain them in their original form (digital).The Court so requested and Ordered the defendants to deliver the proof in their original (digital) format.
The text of the incident is in English – obviously – but, since it mentions precedents of legal importance and sets criteria in this regard, we give you the access in case you wish to consult it: Link to note[:]