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Award (how much your claim may be worth): You can receive up to $10 cash from the Facebook Sponsored Stories class action settlement.
Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Case(s): Angel Fraley, et al. v. Facebook Inc., et al., Case No. 11-cv-01726 RS, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division.
Company(ies):FACEBOOK INC.
Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):
Phone Number to call for assistance: N/A
Details: The Facebook Sponsored Stories settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, titled Fraley v. Facebook Inc., that alleges the advertising program violated users’ right to privacy by publicizing their “likes” without asking for permission or offering compensation.
Facebook denies any wrongdoing, but has agreed to a $20 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation. A federal judge preliminarily approved the Sponsored Stories settlement in December 2012.
Class Members of the Facebook Sponsored Stories class action settlement include all persons in the United States who have or had a Facebook account at any time and had their names, nicknames, pseudonyms, profile pictures, photographs, likenesses, or identities displayed in a Sponsored Story at any time on or before December 3, 2012.
Class Members must submit a Claim Form online or postmarked no later than May 2, 2013 to receive a cash payment of up to $10.
A Final Approval Hearing is set for June 28, 2013.
Claim forms and more information on your rights in the Facebook Sponsored Stories Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.FraleyFacebookSettlement.com.
Used in Sponsored Story: Any time on or before December 3, 2012
Claims must be postmarked by: 5/2/13
Settlement Administrator(s): Garden City Group
Class Counsel:
ARNS LAW FIRM
JONATHAN JAFFE LAW
Defense Counsel:
COOLEY LLP
UPDATE: A federal judge granted final approval to the Facebook Sponsored Stories class action settlement on August 26, 2013.
UPDATE 2: On Jan. 6, 2016, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s approval of the Facebook Sponsored Stories class action settlement.
UPDATE 3: On Nov. 17, 2016, Top Class Actions readers who submitted timely and valid claims for the Facebook settlement started receiving checks worth as much as $15. Congratulations to everyone who got PAID!
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UPDATE 3: On Nov. 17, 2016, Top Class Actions readers who submitted timely and valid claims for the Facebook settlement started receiving checks worth as much as $15. Congratulations to everyone who got PAID!
UPDATE 2: On Jan. 6, 2016, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s approval of the Facebook Sponsored Stories class action settlement.