According to a New York Times article today:
"Text messages are the new lipstick on the collar, the mislaid credit card bill. Instantaneous and seemingly casual, they can be confirmation of a clandestine affair, a record of the not-so-discreet who sometimes forget that everything digital leaves a footprint.
"This became painfully obvious a week ago when a woman who claims to have had an affair with Tiger Woods told a celebrity publication that he had sent her flirty text messages, some of which were published. It follows on the heels of politicians who ran afoul of text I.Q., including a former Detroit mayor [oh, him!] who went to prison after his steamy text messages to an aide were revealed . . . "
See my earlier post about discovery - how to subpoena ISP providers, phone companies, etc. here.
Lorne Gold did a terrific ICLE seminar recently about Kwame Kilpatrick's test messages and about how family law attorneys can discover and use text messages in a divorce case to prove infidelity, among other things. As for those texting steamy sexually-charged messages? The phrase "serial stupidity" comes to mind . . .
The NY Times article "Text Messages: Digital Lipstick on the Collar" may be read here.
Jeanne, as usual, very interesting post about ISP addresses and contacts. I've saved the link and will be using it this very weekend in one of my wrongful death cases. Keep-up the high quality content of your outstanding blog.
Posted by: Timothy P. Flynn | December 10, 2009 at 06:18 AM