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Litigation

Apr. 3, 2014

Claims of fraud are false, Snapchat attorneys say

In a demurrer filed Monday, attorneys for the mobile application Snapchat refuted claims that its founders committed fraud by booting out an alleged co-founder.


By Chase Scheinbaum


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Facing a lawsuit that could be worth $1 billion, the owners of the mobile photo-sharing application Snapchat Inc. came out swinging this week against fraud claims recently added to the suit's allegations.


The beefed-up complaint was filed in October, shortly after eight additional venture funds began backing the red-hot, Venice-based app. Media reports have speculated that the v...

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