This is the 2nd of two messages from a "duty to browse" internet discussion
taking
place on NetLawyers.
Genie Tyburski
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Philadelphia, PA
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Another message from the "duty to browse" thread:
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From: ArtS674@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 1995 10:39 AM
To:
Subject: Re: Web Search as Due Diligence
In a message dated 95-12-04 21:20:50 EST, you write:
>I think this entire topic is fascinating. I am just waiting for the first
>appellate
>case that holds that there is a "duty to browse" the Web/Net as part of
>"complete" legal research. I heard of a Cal. App. 3d case where the
>requirement
>was imposed on a financial planner before offering "competent" advice to a
>client. Does anyone know of any cases that have applied this type of
>requirement to a legal situation?
>
>
There is, of course, the 7th circuit case which held recently in a
securities
fraud case that a company was charged with knowedge readily available on the
information superhighway! Just one more extension of the duty to browse.
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