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Entertainment & Sports

Nov. 20, 2009

Facebook Sued for Alleged Scams

A woman who claims a game company on Facebook used her personal information to charge for unwanted services filed a class action against the social networking site and the game company.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A woman who claimed to have been scammed by games featured on Facebook sued the social networking Web site, as well as the game company that she claimed used her personal information to improperly charge her for unwanted subscription services.

Lawyers from Sacramento-based Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff filed the lawsuit in a San Francisco federal court on Tuesday and are seeking c...

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