Robyn Cohen, Shannon Stoller, Christopher Marshall, Bryan Siglock, and Debra Lewin, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Facebook Inc., a Delaware corporation
Published: Aug. 20, 2011 | Result Date: Jun. 28, 2011 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 3:2010-cv-05282 Bench Decision – Dismissal
Court
USDC Northern
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Alex Weingarten
(Wilkie Farr)
Mark P. Pifko
(Baron & Budd PC)
Jay M. Spillane
(Spillane Trial Group PLC)
Gene F. Williams
(Gordon & Rees LLP)
Defendant
Matthew D. Brown
(Cooley LLP)
Facts
A lawsuit was filed against Facebook Inc. that claimed the site's "Friend Finder" feature violated users' rights to control the use of their names and likenesses.
Facebook sought to dismiss the case, claiming that mere disclosure of service usage to users' Facebook friends did not cause users any cognizable harm.
Damages
Plaintiffs sought damages of at least $100 million.
Result
North District Judge Richard Seeborg granted Facebook's motion to dismiss without leave to amend, finding plaintiffs had suffered no injury. On April 10, 2012, Judge Seeborg denied Facebook's motion for attorney fees.
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