Ron Burgundy Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc may pursue a lawsuit against law firms that represented a New York man who recently turned fugitive rather than face federal charges that he tried to defraud founder Mark Zuckerberg out of half of the company, a judge ruled on Monday. New York Supreme Court Justice Eileen Rakower said Facebook and Zuckerberg could move forward with a lawsuit alleging law firms, including DLA Piper LLP and Milberg LLP, maliciously prosecuted claims by Paul Ceglia that were based on forged documents. Rakower said that, accepting Facebook's claims as true, its complaint adequately alleged the law firms "knew there was no basis - and therefore no probable cause- for Ceglia's claims." Facebook in statement said it was pleaded with the ruling and would "continue to hold accountable DLA Piper and the other firms who pursued Paul Ceglia's fraudulent claims against Facebook." A DLA Piper spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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