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lawsuit - 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 COO Sheryl Sandberg May Testify In Tech Recruiting Lawsuit

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg may take the stand in an antitrust lawsuit stemming from her days as Google’s vice president of global sales and operations. Google, Intuit, Apple, Intel, Adobe, Pixar, and Lucasfilm are the subject of a civil suit. The companies are criticized for allegedly keeping wages lower by agreeing not to poach employees from each other.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-sheryl-sandberg-testify-lawsuit_b114287#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-sheryl-sandberg-testify-lawsuit_b114287 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114287 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:46:45 +0000 Chinese Company Sues Facebook, Claiming It Stole Timeline Idea

Many Facebook users are still angry with the site for implementing timeline. They’re not alone. According to TechRadar, a Chinese Pinterest-like site — Cubic Network — has sued Facebook, claiming that the company stole the idea for timeline.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/cubic-network-timeline_b97815#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/cubic-network-timeline_b97815 http://allfacebook.com/?p=97815 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:10:13 +0000 Facebook Files Countersuit In Patent-Infringement Case Vs. Mitel Networks

When Facebook faced a patent-infringement lawsuit by Yahoo, countersuing turned out to be an effective strategy, leading to a settlement between the two companies. The social network is apparently hoping for a similar outcome in a patent suit filed against it by Mitel Networks in March.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/countersuit-patent-mitel-networks_b97378#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/countersuit-patent-mitel-networks_b97378 http://allfacebook.com/?p=97378 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:13:54 +0000 Judge In Facebook Sponsored Stories Case Recuses Herself

The case in which five Facebook members sued the company for violating their privacy rights with sponsored stories has taken an odd twist. Not long ago, Facebook agreed to settle the case, donating $10 million to charity. That settlement needed approval from a San Jose, Calif., judge, who recused herself from the case Wednesday. She gave no reason for her decision.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/lucy-koh-recuse-sponsored-stories_b94252#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/lucy-koh-recuse-sponsored-stories_b94252 http://allfacebook.com/?p=94252 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:23:53 +0000 Facebook To Make Changes In Response To Class-Action Lawsuit Over Sponsored Stories

After initially settling a class-action lawsuit regarding sponsored stories for $10 million, Facebook said it will make some changes and give users more control over how their personal information is used in the ad feature. These changes could deal a big hit to the social network’s pocketbook.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-changes-sponsored-stories-lawsuit_b92583#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-changes-sponsored-stories-lawsuit_b92583 http://allfacebook.com/?p=92583 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:06:00 +0000 Yahoo, Facebook Continue Patent Settlement Talks

Yahoo and Facebook are trying to put an end to a legal saga in which the Web portal sued the social network for patent infringement. Yahoo claimed in March that Facebook essentially stole its social network model, which includes creating profiles and interacting with other users and businesses. Both sides were in court again Tuesday, as Yahoo asked for a two-week extension to file replies in the lawsuit.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/yahoo-facebook-continue-talks_b92426#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/yahoo-facebook-continue-talks_b92426 http://allfacebook.com/?p=92426 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:56:41 +0000 Another Harvard Classmate Of Mark Zuckerberg Feels Slighted By ‘The Social Network’

Aaron Greenspan, Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard classmate who previously claimed that he came up with the original idea for Facebook, is back in court, but this time his target is Columbia Pictures. Greenspan filed a lawsuit against The Social Network film studio, claiming defamation by omission, but his case was dismissed. Apparently, he appealed to the First Circuit recently, according to law blog Above the Law.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/another-harvard-classmate-of-mark-zuckerberg-feels-slighted-by-the-social-network_b92258#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/another-harvard-classmate-of-mark-zuckerberg-feels-slighted-by-the-social-network_b92258 http://allfacebook.com/?p=92258 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:28:24 +0000 You’ve Been Served … Over Facebook?

Courts all over the world have been dealing with the strange but growing trend of serving lawsuits via Facebook. Now, a New York lawyer believes that it might soon be legal in the United States to serve someone over the social network.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/served-via-facebook_b91893#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/served-via-facebook_b91893 http://allfacebook.com/?p=91893 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:04:21 +0000 Yahoo Interim CEO Explores Settlement In Patent-Infringement Suit; Facebook Seeks Dismissal

Will a new chief executive officer bring new hopes for a settlement in the patent-infringement brouhaha between Yahoo and Facebook? Yahoo Interim CEO Ross Levinsohn (pictured) reportedly reached out to the social network in hopes of a settlement, after taking over for former CEO Scott Thompson.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/yahoo-settlement-facebook-dismissal_b89218#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/yahoo-settlement-facebook-dismissal_b89218 http://allfacebook.com/?p=89218 Thu, 17 May 2012 12:26:34 +0000 Yahoo: 16 More Patents ‘May Be Relevant’ To Facebook Lawsuit

The fifth amendment to Facebook’s initial public offering filing contained a warning that Yahoo found 16 more patents that “may be relevant” to the patent-infringement lawsuit it filed against Facebook in March.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/yahoo-16-more-patents_b87963#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/yahoo-16-more-patents_b87963 http://allfacebook.com/?p=87963 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:01:20 +0000 Facebook Fires Back At Ceglia: What About The 'Smoking Gun?'

Now, it’s Facebook’s turn: The social network filed its rebuttal to the filing by Paul Ceglia’s legal team on Facebook’s request to dismiss Ceglia’s lawsuit, inferring that Ceglia is using his request for comparable time for discovery as a delaying tactic, and saying that the plaintiff and his lawyers continue to ignore the most compelling piece of evidence in the case.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/facebook-ceglia-response_b84500#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-ceglia-response_b84500 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=84500 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:12:36 +0000 Facebook Wins Three-Year-Old Suit Against Power.com

In yet another example of our speedy justice system, Facebook was declared the winner of a lawsuit originally filed in December 2008 against Power Ventures and Power.com , which accessed and stored users’ login information without permission.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/facebook-versus-power_b78402#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-versus-power_b78402 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=78402 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:22:19 +0000 Facebook Asks Paul Ceglia For $84,000 In Legal Fees

As Paul Ceglia’s attempt to claim half of Facebook continues to rapidly crumble, his financial obligations may rise just as quickly: The social network’s lawyers are going after Ceglia for more than $84,000 in legal fees.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/facebook-ceglia-2_b74740#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-ceglia-2_b74740 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=74740 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:30 +0000 Facebook And Timelines.com Get 2013 Court Date, But…

Timelines.com and Facebook are still discussing whether to settle out of court, although the former’s trademark lawsuit and the latter’s countersuit have been scheduled for court sometime in 2013.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/facebook-timelines-court_b74731#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-timelines-court_b74731 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=74731 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:36:06 +0000 N.J. Facebook ID Theft Case Could Impact Other States

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, especially when the woman allegedly decides to create a fake Facebook profile to slander her ex-boyfriend.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/facebook-id-theft-case_b64906#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-id-theft-case_b64906 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=64906 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:00:13 +0000