Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Louisiana
A coworker's cell phone was found outside. Others read text messages from it that related to me. After they read the messages, the phone was given to me to read the messages pertaining to me. I did. Now that she found out who all read her messages, she is threatening us with a civil lawsuit. Was my reading her text messages illegal?
Asked on 9/26/11, 6:06 pm
2 Answer from Attorneys
Martha Amanda Mandi Lucas
Mandie Seale Lucas
It was certainly ill-mannered. If the cellphone was found, it is proper to ascertain to whom it belonged. It is not illegal to have read them in the situation described. She could have password locked the phone.
Answered on 9/27/11, 5:41 am
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