Torts
Breach of Contract
Internet Law
Facebook Inc. v. Adam Guerbez, Atlantis Blue Capital
Published: Jan. 31, 2009 | Result Date: Nov. 21, 2008 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 5:08-cv-03889-JF Bench Decision – $873,277,000
Court
USDC Northern
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Thomas J. Gray
(Carr McClellan PC)
I. Neel Chatterjee
(Goodwin Procter LLP)
Facts
In 2008, Adam Guerbuez sent unsolicited spam messages to Facebook users. Guerbuez's unauthorized messages violated Facebook's terms of use. As a result, Facebook sued Guerbuez and his company, Atlantis Blue Capital, for breach of contract and violations of the CAN-SPAM Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, California Penal Code section 502(c), and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Damages
The plaintiff sought statutory damages.
Injuries
Facebook claimed injury to reputation and goodwill.
Result
The court awarded Facebook $873,277,200 and enjoined defendants from using Facebook accounts.
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