December 18, 2014
A man facing criminal charges for allegedly bringing a sham lawsuit claiming he owned half of Facebook Inc. asked a New York federal judge on Wednesday to grant him immunity because the merits of his civil case never saw the light of day.
December 02, 2014
A New York federal judge is about to get a look at a thousand private DLA Piper documents that detail the firm's onetime representation of Paul Ceglia, the man who had professed to own half of Facebook and now stands accused of criminal fraud, Ceglia's lawyer said Tuesday.
November 05, 2014
A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied prosecutors' request to turn over additional documents from DLA Piper, in their criminal suit against a former client accused of faking a contract that entitled him to half of Facebook Inc.
October 07, 2014
Federal prosecutors on Monday said the crime-fraud exception entitles them to attorney communications from DLA Piper LLP and Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP in a criminal action against a man accused of faking a contract entitling him to a 50 percent stake in Facebook Inc.
September 30, 2014
A man charged with filing a sham lawsuit against Facebook Inc. urged a New York federal judge on Monday not to require him to hand over attorney communications from DLA Piper LLP and Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, saying that doing so would "eviscerate" attorney-client privilege.
September 15, 2014
New York federal prosecutors are seeking confidential documents from DLA Piper LLP and Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP related to their prior representation of Paul Ceglia, a businessman charged with filing sham litigation against Facebook Inc., according to a Monday filing.
July 22, 2014
The government plans to call Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg as a witness in the November trial of Paul Ceglia, a businessman charged with filing sham litigation seeking a 50 percent stake in the company, a federal prosecutor said in New York court on Tuesday.
March 07, 2014
A New York federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss an indictment against Paul Ceglia, who is charged with falsely alleging that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg contractually owes him a 50 percent stake in the social media giant.
April 11, 2013
A New York federal judge on Wednesday shot down a bid by Paul Ceglia, who claims a deal with Mark Zuckerberg gives him a 50 percent stake in Facebook Inc., to transfer the criminal case accusing him of doctoring his contract with Zuckerberg out of Manhattan.