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Facebook to Pay $10 Million in Sponsored Story Settlement

A proposed settlement between Facebook and a class of litigants has the social networking company paying $10 million to charity. The issue at hand was whether Facebook violated California law by using its users' names and profile pictures to advertise products.

June 18, 20122

3 minutes

Settlements

Apple Settles Embarrassing False Advertising Case

While you were gawking at the new kind-of-better-in-some-ways-I-guess Macbook Pro at this week's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple's law team was quietly paying out a settlement to a Australian government...

June 13, 201231

2 minutes

Settlements

Skechers Pays $50 Million in False Advertisement Claim

Skechers's "Shape-ups" brand of shoes, which made the absurd claim that simply wearing them around will reduce fat and build muscle, has led to a $50 million dollar settlement with the FTC for clearly false advertising.

May 17, 20126

4 minutes

A jar of Nutella with a spoon covered in chocolate hazelnut spread rests inside. The lid is off and placed nearby. The background is slightly blurred, showing a mix of red and yellow colors.

Settlements

Nutella Settles Class Action About Healthiness

Nutella, the hazelnut spread considered by some to be the immortality-inducing ambrosia of myth, was alleged in a class action lawsuit to not be as healthy as advertised. How anyone...

April 16, 20127

2 minutes

Settlements

AT&T Offers to Settle over Limiting Unlimited Plans, Is Ignored

Via AP: When smartphones first came on the market, telephone companies offered "unlimited" data plans cheaply in an effort to attract users. Back then, there were so few smartphones, and...

March 14, 2012

3 minutes