Fitbit Data Now Being Used In The Courtroom

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Fitbit Data Now Being Used In The Courtroom.

A law firm in Calgary is working on the first known personal injury case that will use activity data from a Fitbit to help show the effects of an accident on their client.

…”Wearables are yet another example of how technology may be a gold mine of potentially relevant [electronically stored information] for use in litigation. Take, for example, a personal injury case where a plaintiff is claiming the injuries he sustained in an automobile accident prevent him from participating in physical activities, such as running. Suppose further that the plaintiff has worn a fitness tracking device which has been recording every one of his five-mile runs during the past three months. The data generated by the plaintiff’s wearable device may be discovered in litigation and, as a result, completely discredit plaintiff’s case for damages resulting from the accident.”


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