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Litigation

Oct. 2, 2010

Mining Social Media Sites for Litigation Gold

Lawyers in the Los Angeles office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan used a tactic that did not exist 10 years ago to defend a client against a recent claim of damages for emotional distress.

By Anna Scott

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Lawyers in the Los Angeles office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan used a tactic that did not exist 10 years ago to defend a client against a recent claim of damages for emotional distress.

Quinn partner David Quinto and associate Aliza Reder found that the plaintiff, who asserted he was too distraught to work and could not be deposed because he was out of the country, had a pub...

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