Facebook Lawsuit

Facebook's Limp Stock Could Leave One State Strapped For Cash

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.31.2012

Facebook's underwhelming stock performance could end up spelling trouble for the state of California. The state was slated to net more than a billi...

Sex Offenders Fight For Right To Use Facebook

AP | CHARLES WILSON | Posted 05.31.2012

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Registered sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in the nation's courts, successf...

Facebook Crybabies

Aaron Harber | Posted 05.29.2012

Aaron Harber

The Blame Game Begins The recent spate of complaints about Facebook's unspectacular stock debut includes thousands of investors who were upset FB's i...

Hey Facebook, Zuck You!

Gavin Shulman | Posted 05.24.2012

Gavin Shulman

Sure, there might be cooler places on the Internet, but who feels like making the schlep? As much as we might despise it, we can't help but sign into it.

Investors Sue Facebook, Banks Over IPO

Reuters | Posted 05.24.2012

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc and banks including Morgan Stanley were sued by the social networking leader's shareholders, who claimed the defendants hid F...

13 Unlucky Reasons Why Facebook Is Rapidly Approaching Peak Hype

John F. Ince | Posted 05.02.2012

John F. Ince

Facebook may be rapidly approaching a phenomenon we might call peak hype -- the moment when both usage and investor interest Facebook reach their zenith and rapidly start to decline and spiral downward.

Mother Sues Facebook

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 04.25.2012

Uh-oh. Looks like Facebook's in trouble with mom. The social network is facing a new class-action suit, this one brought by an angry parent. Las...

Advertisers Claim Facebook Overcharged Them

Reuters | Posted 04.14.2012

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, which runs the world's largest social networking website, won a court ruling on Friday re...

Watch: 60 Seconds of Social Media

Shawn Amos | Posted 04.09.2012

Shawn Amos

Welcome to this week's "60 Seconds of Social Media." In this episode, we take a look at the troubles facing Internet giant Yahoo and give you a primer on SEO and what it means for your Web site.

I Hope Yahoo Crushes Facebook in Its Patent Suit

Mark Cuban | Posted 05.13.2012

Mark Cuban

When I read that Yahoo was suing Facebook my immediate reaction was disdain. As I thought more about it, I came to realize that this case could be the watershed moment that causes enough people to recognize just how horrific our patent law is.

BEHOLD Facebook's New Office: The Eames Chairs, The Bistro And The Lawsuit

Robin Wilkey | Posted 01.05.2012

The battle for the Bay Area's sweetest new office space continues. Though AirBnb came in strong with a PanAm homage in the foyer and an antelope m...

Banned for Life From Facebook, Man Finds a Home on Google Plus (Video)

Dan McDermott | Posted 01.15.2012

Dan McDermott

My special guest on this edition of Google Plus Week is Adam Guerbuez, the Montreal marketer who got sued for $873 million by Facebook and lost.

Judge: Man Claiming Half Of Facebook Must Return To U.S.

AP | Posted 01.03.2012

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York man who's been staying in Ireland while his lawsuit claiming half ownership of Facebook is argued has been told to co...

Facebook Facing Lawsuit After 12-Year-Old Girl Posts Lewd Photos

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 11.07.2011

Facebook is facing yet another lawsuit. A Northern Ireland man is suing the company, claiming that Facebook is "guilty of negligence" and had creat...

Man Claiming To Own Half Of Facebook Must Hand Over All Emails

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 10.30.2011

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man suing for part ownership of Facebook must give lawyers for the social networking company access to every email he's exchan...

Facebook Says New Evidence Proves Zuck Didn't Sign Away 50% Of Facebook

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 10.16.2011

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Associated Press)— Facebook attorneys late Monday revealed evidence that they say proves a New York man fabricated a contract that he...

Facebook Scores Another Victory Against Winklevoss Twins

Posted 09.21.2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc won a dismissal of a second lawsuit by the Olympic rowing twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who have sought t...

Winklevoss Twins File A Brand New Facebook Suit--Already

Posted 08.24.2011

(Reuters) - Olympic rowing twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are pushing ahead with another suit against Facebook, a day after they decided not t...

Winklevoss Twins Back Down On Facebook Lawsuit

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 08.22.2011

It appears the lengthy legal dispute between Facebook and twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss may be finally coming to an end. Though the Winklevoss...

Facebook Has Ugly Words For Man Who Claims To Own Half Of Facebook

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 07.27.2011

First it was Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. Now, New Yorker Paul Ceglia is the latest thorn in Facebook's side, claiming that prior business dealings w...

Teachers Raise Money To Fight Facebook In Court

Northbrook, IL Patch | Jennifer Fisher | Email the Author | May 23, 2011 | Posted 07.24.2011

If you're going to fight Facebook in court, you'll need some cash. Facing a federal lawsuit for trademark infringement from the social media giant,...

Facebook Acquitted In Case Accusing Site of Exposing Personal Information

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 07.16.2011

Facebook has been acquitted in a case that accused the site of revealing personal information to advertisers without consent. The case, filed in Ca...

Facebook Sued For Ads Using Minors Without Consent

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 07.04.2011

Facebook has been hit with a class-action lawsuit for failing to get parental permission before using minors in its social ads, according to Bloomberg...

Man Who Claims To Own 50% Of Facebook Files New Evidence

Business Insider | Posted 06.12.2011

Remember Paul Ceglia? He's the fellow in upstate New York who sued Mark Zuckerberg last July, claiming that, way back in 2003, Zuckerberg had agree...

Parents Sue Facebook Over Photo Of Dead Daughter

Posted 05.29.2011

A man was convicted of their daughter's murder, and the EMT who posted her photo online has been punished, but Caroline Wimmer's parents are still see...