[Newsbot]

Title: Teen's Facebook brag costs dad $80,000
Category: Strange
Posted By: Curtman
Date: 2014-03-02 13:50:06
Canadian

[Curtman]

$1:

"Mama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver," the teen posted to her 1,200 Facebook friends. "Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT."

It was a bit of boasting that could end up costing the Snays the entire $80,000 (�47,750) settlement, reports the Miami Herald.

When Gulliver got wind of post, which didn't take long, as Dana was a former student, the school refused to pay a dime because the father had signed a confidentiality agreement - and on Wednesday a Florida appeals court found in its favour.

The story has writers drawing conclusions about the foolishness of today's youth and the perils of social media.

Elie Mystal on the blog Above the Law calls it "a new low for the Millennial generation".

Wow. No Internet for her anymore.

[ShepherdsDog]

confidential means tell no one....not your wife nor your kids.

[Brenda]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

confidential means tell no one....not your wife nor your kids.

When it comes to the actual work you do, I can see that point. You're not to discuss patients records.
But when it comes to a lawsuit, how can you keep that from your family? You shouldn't have to, since it concerns them all. Especially since he lost his job (or so I assume), which directly hurts your whole family.

Also, HE was not the one breaching the confidentiality contract...

[ShepherdsDog]

the details were not to be shared...they could have the settlement but they weren`t to go out discussing the details. Saying `we received money from a settlement`, and having knowing full well where it came from without discussion. is different than screaming to the world we were given money by so and so, suck it (insert name).

If the child is a minor and they can prove he didn`t spill the beans to her, they likely have a case.....if he blathered he`s screwed by stupidity.

[ccga3359]

Confidentiality might mean the amount of the award not win or lose. Therefore the father may not need to have told his family the amount awarded only that it is over and the family can get on with their lives.

[Brenda]

Oh, the kid definitely should have shut up, no doubt about it!!

[Strutz]

Wow. Yet another example of how social media can be harmful.

[Prof_Chomsky]

I feel bad for this guy and hope it's over turned. She's family and SHE didn't sign the agreement, her dad did. Hopefully she's under 18 and that wins the day.

Anyone with kids knows that kids BLAB. All it would take is her overhearing a conversation between her parents (and spouses are always allowed to share information regardless of agreement, it's the marriage contract).

Hypothetical situation. Let's say the parents are divorced and the husband HAS to disclose his deal due to support payments. Then the exwife tells her new boyfriend who blabs it. Is he at fault?

[BartSimpson]

Meh. Some narcissitic millenial cost her parents $80,000 because she overshares. It won't teach her a thing.

[bootlegga]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

confidential means tell no one....not your wife nor your kids.

It's hard to tell from the article, but it's possible that his family was present in court for the lawsuit.

But I agree that he certainly should have made sure anyone present were fully aware what the confidentiality agreement meant - ie. no telling your friends in the hallways, no posting on Facebook, etc.

[Thanos]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Meh. Some narcissitic millenial cost her parents $80,000 because she overshares. It won't teach her a thing.

LOL. Fuck you, Dad!

[Benn]

So I guess that Euro vacation is now one to summer Camp I'm a Twit.

Life lesson for the poor girl. Defendant gets the last laugh.