Civil Litigation
Jul. 23, 2013
Passive court review and the proposed Facebook settlement
Federal courts are passive officials sitting before contending parties. We assume that the proper precedent or ruling will come from the range of advocacy the parties provide.
Robert C. Fellmeth
Price Professor of Public Interest Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Federal courts are passive officials sitting before contending parties. We assume that the proper precedent or ruling will come from the range of advocacy the parties provide.
Enter Fraley v. Facebook, a case brought by a class of Facebook users, including millions of children age 13 to 18. The class seeks damages for alleged improper use of names and photos for "sponsored stories" - Facebook's practice of publishing to one's "friends" a commercial endorsement of some sort...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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