Shenwick v. Twitter Inc., No. 16-cv-05314-JST (N.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2018)
Key Insight: Private messages between individuals that are not defendants are protected from discovery through the Stored Communications Act even if the providing company itself is the named defendant
Nature of Case: Class action securities fraud
Electronic Data Involved: Electronic messages (twitter direct messages)
Keywords: Class action, direct message, twitter, stock