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Litigation

Sep. 28, 2013

Facebook scores $3 million in Power Ventures suit

A San Francisco judge has awarded Facebook Inc. $3 million in damages in its unfair competition lawsuit against Power Ventures Inc. over alleged computer trespassing, hacking and other violations.

By Emily Green
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A San Francisco judge has awarded Facebook Inc. $3 million in damages in its unfair competition lawsuit against Power Ventures Inc. over alleged computer trespassing, hacking and other violations.

Facebook alleged that Power Ventures, which aggregates users' information so they can view all of their social media networking sites at once, accessed and took information from Facebook without its permission. It also alleged Power ...

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