Ron Burgundy Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court on Tuesday threw out Facebook Inc's unusual malicious prosecution lawsuit against DLA Piper and two other law firms that have represented a fugitive who claimed a 50 percent stake in the social media company. Reversing a lower court ruling, the Appellate Division in Manhattan rejected "conclusory" allegations by Facebook and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, that the firms knew or should have known that their client Paul Ceglia's case was fraudulent and based on a forged contract. Ceglia, 42, a wood pellet salesman from Wellsville, New York, had sued Facebook and Zuckerberg in June 2010, saying a 2003 "work-for-hire" contract for Zuckerberg to do programming for Ceglia's company Street Fax entitled him to half of Facebook. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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