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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg May Testify In Tech Recruiting Lawsuit

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:46:45 +0000

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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Judge Rejects Facebook’s Sponsored Stories Class-Action Settlement

David Cohen — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:50:45 +0000

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.

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New Judge In Facebook Sponsored Stories Class Action Skeptical Of Settlement

David Cohen — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:34:48 +0000

The settlement Facebook reached in June in a class-action suit over the use of its members’ likenesses in sponsored stories may be in jeopardy, as U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg, who must approve the proposal, expressed “significant concerns.”

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Judge In Facebook Sponsored Stories Case Recuses Herself

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:23:53 +0000

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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Facebook Settles Class-Action Suit Over Users’ Names, Photos In Sponsored Stories For $10M

David Cohen — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:31:04 +0000

Facebook agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in December over the use of members’ likenesses in sponsored stories, and it will pay out $10 million to charities, according to reports.

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