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Monday morning Lost edition

Is everyone still deciphering last night's 2 1/2 hour Lost finale? I really liked it, and give it a solid B+. One of the great shows in the history of TV was the Lost Season I finale when they took Walt (there's the scene below). The show never really lived up to that moment, but it was still very good after that. I enjoyed how Jack had to fix the island and then how it was Hurley's turn to nurture/protect it. Plus, the purgatory twist in the Sideways world was cool. All in all, a good way to end the show.

Back to business -- John Pacenti is all over social networking and lawyering this morning. He references the 11th Circuit opinion we wrote about here. And yours truly is quoted. Here's a piece:

Social media issues have been litigated on claims of defamation, copyright infringement or violation of free speech, and platforms such as MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and others have become a vital investigative tool for some attorneys. ?There is a lot of stuff out there that is totally irrelevant, but every now and then there is a gem, and it?s well worth mining for,? said Richard Sharpstein with Jorden Burt in Miami. ?Most lawyers feel it?s an important source of information.? Bob Jarvis, a law professor at the Nova Southeastern University?s Shepard Broad Law Center, said social-networking sites are fair game for any prosecutor or defense attorney. ?It?s really no different than a 19th century diary. It?s a person?s thoughts expressed prior to the time of litigation,? Jarvis said.

Full post as published by Southern District of Florida on May 24, 2010 (boomark / email).