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Facebook-Suing Twins Stop Legal Battle Short Of Supreme Court

By Phil Villarreal 6.23.11

After years in court, the determined twin Harvard classmates of Facebook CEO/president Mark Zuckerberg who claim he stole their idea for Facebook have finally given up their legal challenge to their $65 million 2008 settlement. [More]

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Facebook-Suing Twins Appeal The Appeal They Lost

By Phil Villarreal 4.19.11

The twin former Harvard classmates of Facebook CEO/president Mark Zuckerberg, who contend he stole their idea for the site, refuse to give up their quest to procure more than what they got in a previous settlement. Even after a U.S. appeals court judge denied their argument and pointedly told them to give up the case, the twins’ lawyers asked a special 11-judge panel to take a look at their appeal. [More]

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