Even without appellate case law to provide guidance on the discoverability of information on Facebook, the standard is becoming clear: Post at your own risk.
Three courts in Pennsylvania have now decided that, if a party in a civil case posts information on his or her Facebook page, and that information appears to contradict statements in discovery or testimony, then the party’s Facebook page falls within the scope of discovery.
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