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Robert Kirby Argues Privacy Case in the SJC


10 March 2017, by Pierce & Mandell, P.C. in Probate Law and Litigation


Pierce & Madell, Boston, MA, Robert L. Kirby, JrBy Robert L. Kirby, Jr.

Ajemian v. Yahoo! Inc.: On March 9, Robert Kirby argued before the Supreme Judicial Court in a case of first impression. The issue before the Court was whether the federal Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. 2701, et seq. bars providers of electronic communication services (in this case, Yahoo!) from divulging the contents of a deceased account holder's account to the personal representatives of the decedent. Read more here.


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