Class-Action Suits - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:48:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Facebook Claims Conflict Of Interest, Seeks Dismissal Of Derivative Lawsuit Can the same law firm unsuccessfully bid to lead a class-action suit against a company, and then file a related derivative lawsuit against the same company? Facebook says no, requesting in a filing with Delaware’s Court of Chancery that the derivative suit filed by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd be thrown out due to a conflict of interest, but its argument may stand on shaky ground.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/onflict-of-interest-derivative-lawsuit_b119905#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/onflict-of-interest-derivative-lawsuit_b119905 http://allfacebook.com/?p=119905 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:06:32 +0000 Facebook Faces Class-Action Suit Over Text Messages An Illinois woman is leading a class-action suit against Facebook, claiming that she received an unsolicited text message from the social network in February, and her lawyers are actively seeking more plaintiffs who had similar experiences.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/class-action-text-messages_b117601#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/class-action-text-messages_b117601 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117601 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:36:09 +0000 Judge Rejects Facebook’s Sponsored Stories Class-Action Settlement Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg expressed “significant concerns” about the settlement Facebook reached in June in a class-action suit over the use of its members’ likenesses in sponsored stories. The concerns were apparently significant enough to cause him to reject the settlement in a ruling late Friday.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/sponsored-stories-class-action-settlement-rejected_b97654#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/sponsored-stories-class-action-settlement-rejected_b97654 http://allfacebook.com/?p=97654 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:50:45 +0000 Facebook Settles Class-Action Sponsored Stories Suit Facebook settled a proposed class-action lawsuit based on the principle that its sponsored stories turn its users into spokespeople and, as such, they should be compensated. Terms were not disclosed.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/class-action-sponsored-stories_b89713#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/class-action-sponsored-stories_b89713 http://allfacebook.com/?p=89713 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:29:25 +0000 Privacy Lawsuit Over Facebook Like Ads Can Proceed The issue of Facebook using its members’ likenesses in advertising returned to center stage with a ruling by a court in California that a class-action suit against the social network can proceed.

continued…

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/facebook-lawsuit-privacy_b71158#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-lawsuit-privacy_b71158 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=71158 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:58:35 +0000