Litigation
Jun. 30, 2012
Facebook settlement draws objections from other plaintiffs
A proposed settlement between Facebook and a potential class of users suing over the use of their names and likenesses has drawn objection and skepticism.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Plaintiffs' lawyers, who have struggled to keep their claims alive in the many privacy lawsuits against social networking and other technology companies, achieved a rare proposed settlement this month in a publicity rights class action against Facebook Inc.
The plaintiffs, whose motion for class certification was pending, said their names and likenesses were used in Facebook advertisements witho...
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