Monday, October 20, 2014

Too Big to Sue? Facebook v. BigLaw

AP and other news outlets report that Facebook is pursuing a number of major law firms it asserts pursued meritless claims regarding the social media company’s ownership. See, e.g., Barbara Ortutay, Facebook Sues Law Firms, Claims Fraud, Associated Press (Oct. 20); Dan Primack & Miguel Helft, Facebook sues big law firm over fake ‘owner’ claims, Fortune.com (Oct. 20, 2014), Vindu Goel, Facebook Sues Lawyers for Pressing Dubious Ownership Case, New York Times Bits (Oct. 20, 2014). 

Not sure how to interpret this one, yet. Is Facebook’s effort an attempt to intimidate major law firms from representing smaller entities with legitimate claims? Or were major law firms attempting to intimidate Facebook with meritless litigation? Stay tuned. Meanwhile, think about how not to be intimidated by very deep pockets.

—Lori Tripoli

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