The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 4CT
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Case summary:The person N filed a suit against the company TG that due to a foreign substance on the floor, she slipped and got injured. The company TG filed a motion to inspect N’s FB profile as the suit was not only related to her physical condition but also to mental health. The person N wanted to protect her privacy and disallowed the inspection permission to TG. The court allowed the inspection to find out the mental condition of N.
To explain:The result when N was asked to disclose a broader range of FB material including her relationship with her family and her romantic partner.
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