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New App Gives Facebook Users Access to GEICO Policies

A new Facebook app called “GEICO Shortcuts,” has been launched by the insurer to provide policyholders access to insurance information while using the social networking site. Features of the GEICO Shortcuts app include: Pay your bill (via a stored account …

Louisiana Woman Sues Facebook Over Wiretap Claims

A Louisiana woman is suing Facebook over allegations that the social networking site collects and stores users’ Internet browsing history without their permission. Former Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub filed the federal class-action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Janet Seamon, …

Louisiana Woman Sues Facebook Over Wiretap Claims

A Louisiana woman is suing Facebook over allegations that the social networking site collects and stores users’ Internet browsing history without their permission. Former Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub filed the federal class-action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Janet Seamon, …

Facebook Policies Tricky for Employers, Workers

In the age of instant tweets and impulsive Facebook posts, some companies are still trying to figure out how they can limit what their employees say about work online without running afoul of the law. Confusion about what workers can …

New York Man Suing Facebook Must Explain Missing Items

Facebook won a round in court Wednesday against a man suing for half ownership of the social network, gaining the company access to the man’s personal email accounts and forcing him to explain why he can’t produce documents the company …

Facebook Claims ‘Smoking Gun’ in New York Man’s Lawsuit

Attorneys for Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, say they’ve found “smoking gun” evidence on a New York man’s computer proving he made up his claim that a contract he signed with Zuckerberg in 2003 makes him part owner of …

Federal Judge Dismisses Winklevoss Twins Suit vs. Facebook

A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a lawsuit against Facebook filed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Harvard classmates of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The Winklevoss twins’ claim that Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook from them got the full Hollywood …

Michigan Woman Sues after Facebook Romance Fails

A suburban Detroit woman is suing a Washington state man for more than $8,000 in damages after a failed Facebook romance. Fifty-year-old Cheryl Gray of Livonia filed the civil lawsuit in May against 35-year-old Wylie Iwan of Kennewick, Wash., claiming …