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Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 30, 2018

9th Circuit review puts Facebook trial on hold

A trial that could potentially cost Facebook Inc. billions of dollars in damages was postponed Tuesday after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to consider an amicus brief filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

A trial that could potentially cost Facebook Inc. billions of dollars in damages was postponed Tuesday after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to consider an amicus brief filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The 9th Circuit order came out just hours after a U.S. District Judge dismissed Facebook's bid in a four-page order, setting the stage for the case to go to trial. In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Lit...

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