Recent News About Facebook
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Court grants partial judgement to beauty manufacturer in breach of contract case
A beauty product manufacturer has been granted, in part, a motion for default judgment in a breach of contract lawsuit. -
Court denies motion to dismiss copyright claim over use of Willie Nelson photo on Facebook
A publication’s motion to dismiss claims it violated the Copyright Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was granted in part and denied in part by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Nov. 30. -
Co-defendant not allowed to see Facebook's trade-secrets settlement with plaintiff
A company ordered to pay $30 million in damages following a jury trial over trade secrets will not receive access to Facebook’s settlement agreement with the same plaintiff, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, ruled on Nov. 26. -
Marquez Bros. International files defamation suit against temporary worker over alleged Facebook posts
FRESNO – A Hanford business alleges a temporary worker posted false statements about conditions at a plant on Facebook. -
San Francisco County woman alleged to have filed false police report regarding domestic violence
SAN FRANCISCO – A Kansas City, Missouri man claims allegedly defamatory statements made by a San Francisco County woman cost him employment. -
Suit claims Facebook should be protecting its content screeners, attorney says
A lawsuit filed Sept. 21 in San Mateo County Superior Court alleges former “content moderators” for Facebook viewed thousands of graphic images and videos of child sexual abuse, rape and murder, and nothing was done to protect the employees from psychological trauma. -
MINAMI TAMAKI LLP: Investigating Facebook Security Breach
Minami Tamaki LLP is investigating reports that Facebook suffered a data breach that compromised user profiles. -
Court addresses SEC motions, recovery options in case regarding Palantir, Facebook shares
SAN FRANCISCO – A California judge has ruled on a motion from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting the recognition of a claim by two investment firms and requesting the recognition of a shortfall regarding the reimbursement of funds in the case involving Facebook and Palantir shares. -
Battle of the Midway wrestling tournament founder granted judgment after defendants failed to participate
SAN DIEGO – Left Coast Wrestling LLC was granted judgement in its suit over allegations a former partner of the company took its trademarked name Battle of the Midway used for youth wrestling tournaments and created his own wrestling tournament. -
Woman files suit against landlord of Kerman apartment over allegations of assault, battery
FRESNO – A woman alleges she was harassed and stalked by her landlord. -
Legacy Builders Insurance Marketing alleged to have made defamatory statements in video about Connecticut company
SACRAMENTO – A Connecticut insurance marketing organization alleges a Yuba City business and individual made defamatory comments in a video that was uploaded to Facebook. -
Federal judge declines to dismiss Facebook photo tagging class-action
A class-action lawsuit that challenges Facebook's use of facial recognition and biometric data-collection software to identify people in user-uploaded photos is moving ahead following a recent order handed down by a federal judge in California. -
Appeal filed in tracking antitrust suit against Facebook
Attorney David Krueger says the case against Facebook has the potential to be precedent-setting as it hits on a lot of hot-button issues facing courts today. -
Facebook prevails in anti-SLAPP appeal
A San Mateo County Superior Court ruled in favor of social media giant Facebook in an appeal brought against the company's anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation (anti-SLAPP) motion as well as to strike the original complaint and award the company its attorney’s fees for the appeal. -
SugarHero blogger alleges Food Network copied elements of cupcake video
LOS ANGELES – A Utah woman who does business as SugarHero alleges the Food Network copied elements from her video for holiday cupcakes and refused to give her credit. -
YouTube channel DM Pranks creator alleges individual is unlawfully trying to register mark
LOS ANGELES – A YouTube creator is seeking a declaration regarding his trademark. -
Murrieta attorney disbarred following convictions
LOS ANGELES — Murrieta attorney Fredrick Jacob Todd was disbarred from practicing law in California in the wake of his September 2014 convictions on two felony charges. -
Los Angeles man alleges TheDirty.com used photos without authorization
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles man claims photos of him and his wife were uploaded to a website without his permission. -
Insurance app squashed by Facebook
SILICON VALLEY — An attempt by a United Kingdom-based insurance company called Admiral to collect user data through an application designed to provide customer insurance rates has been shut down by Facebook, the platform used to run the app. -
10-year-old entrepreneur crowdfunds permit, equipment costs
A 10-year-old entrepreneur facing the shut down of her popular lemonade stand because of permit costs has crowdfunded enough to pay to go legitimate.