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Perkins et al v. LinkedIn Corporation
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5:13-cv-04303
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June 12, 2015
LinkedIn Pays $13M To Settle Email Harvesting Class Action
LinkedIn Corp. agreed to shell out $13 million and change certain site features to settle a proposed class action claiming the networking site sneaked into users' email accounts to send invitations to potential members, according to a proposed deal filed in California federal court Thursday.
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February 06, 2015
LinkedIn Nearing Deal In Class Email Harvesting Suit
LinkedIn Corp. told a California federal judge on Thursday it is close to reaching a deal to end a putative class action over whether the company broke into users' accounts to send emails on their behalf, winning a deadline extension while the parties work out the details.
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November 14, 2014
LinkedIn Can't Claim Immunity In Email Harvesting Brawl
A California federal judge on Thursday refused to throw out most of a proposed class action alleging that LinkedIn Corp. broke into users' accounts to send emails on their behalf, finding that the professionally themed social media service can't claim immunity under the Communications Decency Act.
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September 19, 2014
LinkedIn Wants Remainder Of Email-Harvesting Suit Dismissed
LinkedIn Corp. on Thursday called for a California federal judge to throw out the remainder of a putative class action alleging the social media network broke into users' accounts to send emails on their behalf, saying the plaintiffs' amended complaint fails to state a claim on which relief can be granted.
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June 13, 2014
LinkedIn Escapes Wiretap Act Claims In Email-Harvesting Row
A California federal judge on Thursday tossed wiretapping claims from a proposed class action accusing LinkedIn Corp. of breaking into its users' email accounts to pitch the service to their contacts, but gave the plaintiffs a chance to try again.
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December 09, 2013
LinkedIn Says Users Consented To Email Account Access
LinkedIn Corp. on Friday urged a California federal judge to ditch a proposed class action accusing the professional networking website of breaking into its users' email accounts to pitch the service to their contacts, saying its members consent to the practice when they sign up.
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September 24, 2013
LinkedIn Says Email Hacking Class Has It All Wrong
LinkedIn Corp.'s litigation director on Saturday denied that the website invades its users' personal email accounts to extract third-party addresses it then bombards with advertising that exploits user likenesses, panning a recent California class action as "misinformation."
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September 19, 2013
Suit Claims LinkedIn Hacks Users' Emails For Addresses
LinkedIn Corp. was hit Tuesday with a proposed class action accusing it of breaking into its users' third-party email accounts, downloading email addresses and sending out multiple emails ostensibly on behalf of the user advertising LinkedIn to nonmembers.