Alternative Dispute Resolution
Apr. 20, 2011
Mediation Lessons from the Facebook-Winklevoss Dispute
The resolution of Facebook's fight with ConnectU Inc. highlights key concerns when crafting a settlement agreement. By Eleanor Barr of ADR Services Inc.
What is abundantly clear from the recent 9th U.S. Circuit opinion of Facebook v. ConnectU Inc., is that the court was determined to uphold the settlement agreement between Facebook and the Winklevoss twins, and in so doing, reaffirmed the policy of mediation confidentiality.
In this case, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss sought to invalidate the settlement agreement that put an end to the highly publicized dispute between Mark Zucker...
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