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Litigation

Jun. 30, 2016

Company that owns multiple dating sites agrees to make them LGBT accessible

Spark Networks, which owns 10 online dating websites, has settled two lawsuits claiming lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender users were unable to use its match-making services.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Los Angeles company that owns multiple dating websites, including religious match-maker ChristianMingle.com, settled two class actions alleging its services did not provide options for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

The company, Spark Networks Inc., agreed to modify all 10 of its websites over the next two years to allow users to seek LGBT match-...

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