Romano V. Steelcase Inc.: Case Study

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Jennifer Haggy Business Law 1 March 11, 2015 The traditional way of doing business is rapidly changing from the signing of a legal document and putting the pen to paper to electronic signatures. With the online signature there is much to know about this legally. We when discuss the electronic signature it is almost impossible not to discuss the electronic contract as well because these two go hand in hand. There are many liabilities and legal issues that must be addressed when dealing with both. During the time I owned my own mortgage company we dealt with electronic documents on a day to day basis. This included having client’s sign their names to the loan applications for commitment of a loan mortgage through the way of an e-signature.…show more content…
Steelcase Inc., Romano claimed that she had injuries that confined her to bed in turn enabled her not to work. However, Romano had posted contradicting pictures to her social media of Facebook and MySpace. Her employer, Steelcase Inc. requested both public and private content from her social media through the way of a warrant. Plaintiff, Romano objected to providing these contents from the sites, claiming it violated her private rights. Courts rejected her claim stating that these sites warn users that they should have no expectation of privacy with regard to content posted on the sites. Since the content in question was posted on the public section of these sites; therefore, the court determined that the information requested by defendant was “both material and necessary to the defense of this action and/or could lead to admissible evidence” (Findlaw.com). The courts found in favor of the defendant, Steelcase Inc. on the grounds that when you post to such social media as Facebook and Myspace they are no longer private it becomes public media. This is why it’s important to present yourself in a manner that you are pleased with at all times; to avoid social media mistakes that Romano…show more content…
I was taught at a very early age that you should always present yourself as if it was your first impression; that you cannot make a first impression twice. With Romano she was telling her employer that she was too injured to work; however, she was presenting herself outside of work on a personal note in a different manner. By posting pictures on Facebook and Myspace for everyone to see would be no different than going to a public park and playing tennis. If she was so concerned with what she was doing and no supposed to be doing then; one she should not have been doing it and two she most definitely should not have posting pictures for all to see. References Board, E. (2012). Introduction to Business Law (1st ed.). Words of Wisdom, LLC. Bayley, E. (2009, November 16). The Clicks That Bind: Ways Users "Agree" to Online Terms of Service. Retrieved March 11, 2015, from https://www.eff.org/wp/clicks-bind-ways-users-agree-online-terms-service Percival, R. (2004, May 19). CREATING ENFORCEABLE ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS. Retrieved March 11, 2015, from http://www.itlaw.com/ecommerce_law_update.htm Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. (n.d.). Retrieved March 11, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Signatures_in_Global_and_National_Commerce_Act Spinner, J. (n.d.). ROMANO v. STEELCASE INC. Retrieved March 11, 2015, from
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