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Facebook IPO Lawsuits to Be Heard in Court in New York
Oct 5 2012 // Dozens of lawsuits against Facebook Inc., the NASDAQ exchange and various underwriters will be centralized before a federal judge in New York, who must sort through the legal aftermath of Facebook’s botched initial...
Facebook IPO Lawsuits Likely to Be Heard by New York Judge
Sep 21 2012 // Facebook Inc. and most of its adversaries in a raft of lawsuits over its $16 billion initial public offering can agree on at least one thing: that the cases should be heard in a New York court. At a hearing on Thursday,...
U. of California Sues Facebook, Wal-Mart, Disney Over Patents
Sep 13 2012 // A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more — Facebook Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the Walt Disney Co. Eolas Technologies Inc. and the...
FTC Settles with Facebook Over Privacy Breaches
Aug 13 2012 // The Federal Trade Commission voted Friday to finalize its settlement with Facebook, resolving charges that the social network exposed details about users’ lives without getting the required legal consent. Facebook...
South Carolina Police Officer Sues Over Facebook-Related Firing
Aug 10 2012 // A former police officer claims in a lawsuit that Greenville, South Carolina officials violated her free speech rights by firing her over comments on a social networking site. The Delta Democrat Times reported that former...
Recession, Libor, Facebook Punish Europe’s Banks
Aug 1 2012 // Leading European banks reported dismal profits on Tuesday, blaming everything from the continent’s debt crisis and Spain’s property market crash to Facebook’s disastrous stock market debut. Within a space...
Nasdaq Boosts Payments to Firms Over Facebook IPO to $62 Million
Jul 23 2012 // Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. plans to pay out $62 million in cash to firms that lost money in Facebook Inc.’s bungled initial public offering in May, modifying an earlier plan that drew intense criticism from market makers...
Esurance Offering Discount to Texas Drivers for Facebook ‘Like’
Jul 10 2012 // Esurance announced it is now offering drivers in Texas a 10 percent discount on their car insurance for “liking” Esurance on Facebook. The company said “Like to Save” discount is a natural extension...
Facebook, Yahoo Settle Patent Claims
Jul 9 2012 // Facebook Inc. and Yahoo Inc. agreed to forge a broad Internet advertising and licensing partnership on Friday, laying to rest their dueling patent lawsuits. The pact settles accusations of technology patent infringement...
Facebook Fiasco Disrupting IPO Insurance Market
Jul 2 2012 // The Facebook initial public offering (IPO) fallout has started and its effects are being felt in the area of directors and officers insurance coverage for future social media IPOs. “D&O underwriters will view...
How to Find Success Using Social Media
Jul 2 2012 // With all the hype about social media, it’s easy to believe you’re missing an immense opportunity if you are not participating. Yet hundreds of Twitter accounts, Facebook business pages and LinkedIn profiles...
Maryland Insurance Regulators Set Up Facebook Page to Help Consumers
Jun 22 2012 // Maryland Insurance Administration announced this week that the agency has set up a new Facebook page to reach out to the state’s consumers. Maryland residents with questions about insurance now can follow the...
Facebook Fiasco, ‘Blank Check’ Companies Disrupt IPO Insurance Market
Jun 21 2012 // The Facebook initial public offering (IPO) fallout is just getting started, but its effects are already being felt in the insurance community when it comes to covering directors and officers for future social media...
Facebook Outlines Defense in Messy IPO Case
Jun 18 2012 // Facebook Inc., facing a raft of lawsuits from investors seeking to recoup losses from its botched IPO, laid out on Friday how cascading Nasdaq trading glitches might have stoked the confusion that marred its May 18...
Facebook, Banks Want Shareholder Lawsuits in New York Court
Jun 15 2012 // Facebook Inc. and its lead underwriters Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have requested that shareholder lawsuits over its $16 billion initial public offering be grouped together in...
Nasdaq Offers $40 Million to Cover Facebook IPO Losses
Jun 7 2012 // Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. said it will offer cash and rebates totaling $40 million to compensate clients affected by the problems with Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering, an amount well short of the losses claimed...
Many Gray Areas in Legal Arguments Over Botched Faceook IPO
May 30 2012 // Facebook’s initial public offering has sparked lawsuits and investigations after a botched trading debut on the Nasdaq stock market delayed the completion of many orders and questions arose about selective...
Facebook Market Makers’ Claims Against Nasdaq Likely to Top $100 Million
May 25 2012 // Claims by four of Wall Street’s main market makers against Nasdaq over Facebook’s botched IPO are likely to exceed $100 million, as they and other traders continue to deal with thousands of problems with...
Facebook, Banks Sued Over Pre-IPO Analyst Calls
May 23 2012 // Facebook Inc. and banks including Morgan Stanley were sued by the social networking leader’s shareholders, who claimed the defendants hid Facebook’s weakened growth forecasts ahead of its $16 billion initial...
18 Olympians Sue Over Alleged Misuse Of Names
Apr 30 2012 // Eighteen Olympians, including swimming greats Mark Spitz and Janet Evans, and diver Greg Louganis, have sued Samsung Corp. over a Facebook application they allege misuses their names and images. According to the lawsuit...
