Beiner et al v. Facebook, Inc. et al
Filed: March 29, 2018 as 3:2018cv01953
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc., Cambridge Analytica, LLC
Plaintiff: Theresa Beiner, Brandon Haubert
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
O'Kelly v. Facebook, Inc. et al
Filed: March 28, 2018 as 3:2018cv01915
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc., Cambridge Analytica, LLC
Plaintiff: Howard O'Kelly
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
MALSKOFF et al v. FACEBOOK, INC. et al
Filed: March 27, 2018 as 2:2018cv04451
Court: New Jersey District Court
Defendant: FACEBOOK, INC., CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA, CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA (UK) LTD., CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA LLC, ROBERT MERCER, ALEKSANDR KOGAN
Plaintiff: JAY MALSKOFF, KENNETH IRVINE
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
v. FACEBOOK, INC. et al
Filed: March 27, 2018 as 2:2018cv04449
Court: New Jersey District Court
Defendant: FACEBOOK, INC., CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA, CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA (UK) LTD., CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA LLC, ROBERT MERCER, ALEKSANDR KOGAN
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Ocegueda v. Zuckerberg et al
Filed: March 27, 2018 as 3:2018cv01893
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Marc Andreessen, Peter A. Thiel, Reed Hastings, Erskine B. Bowles, Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Jan Koum, Facebook, Inc.
Miscellaneous: James Karon
Plaintiff: Natalie Ocegueda
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
Renken et al v. Facebook, Inc.
Filed: March 27, 2018 as 5:2018cv01896
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Lisa Renken, Sean Mannion
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
A lawsuit seeking class-action status on behalf of all Facebook users which claims Facebook violated users's privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages.
Gennock et al v. Facebook, Inc. et al
Filed: March 27, 2018 as 3:2018cv01891
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc., Cambridge Analytica
Plaintiff: Ashley Gennock, Randy Nunez
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
National Fair Housing Alliance et al v. Facebook, Inc.
Filed: March 27, 2018 as 1:2018cv02689
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: National Fair Housing Alliance, Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc., Housing Opportunities Project For Excellence, Inc., Fair Housing Council of Greater San Antonio
Nature of Suit: Housing/Accommodations
The National Fair Housing Alliance filed a lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly allowing landlords and real estate brokers to discriminate against families with children, women and others in housing advertisement on the social networking platform. According to the complaint, the way Facebook allows housing advertisers to target (and avoid) certain groups of users is tantamount to facilitating illegal housing discrimination. Among the groups allegedly affected are women, disabled veterans, and single mothers.
Ernestine v. Facebook, Inc. et al
Filed: March 27, 2018 as 3:2018cv01868
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, David M. Wehner, Sheryl K. Sandberg
Plaintiff: Bennett Ernestine
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
Zellmer v. Facebook, Inc.
Filed: March 27, 2018 as 3:2018cv01880
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Clayton P. Zellmer
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Williams et al v. Facebook, Inc.
Filed: March 27, 2018 as 3:2018cv01881
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Anthony Williams, Tyoka Brumfield, Wendy Burnett, Lisa Renken, Sean Mannion
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
O'Neal v. CIA et al
Filed: March 26, 2018 as 1:2018cv02179
Court: Illinois Northern District Court
Defendant: CIA, google, yahoo, Ebay, Facebook, Chicago FBI, US Attorney, State Attorney, Illinoise Attorney General, Homeland Security, Chicago Secret Services, State Trooper, Other Resources, Sources Networker, Informants State & government worker, Government call CIA Tip line operator, South Bend Indiana Prosecutor Offices, FBI Secret Services, Homicide Offices, Police Dept.
Plaintiff: Andre O'Neal
Nature of Suit: Federal Employers Liability
Rubin v. Facebook, Inc., a Delaware corporation et al
Filed: March 26, 2018 as 3:2018cv01852
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc., SCL Group, Global Science Research Ltd., Cambridge Analytica LLC
Plaintiff: Jonathan D. Rubin
Nature of Suit: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Lodowski v. Facebook, Inc. et al
Filed: March 23, 2018 as 4:2018cv00907
Court: Texas Southern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc., Cambridge Analytica LLC, Robert Leroy Mercer, Aleksandr Kogan
Plaintiff: Matthew Lodowski
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Martin v. Zuckerberg et al
Filed: March 23, 2018 as 3:2018cv01834
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Mark Zuckerberg, Marc L. Andreessen, Erskine B. Bowles, Susan D. Desmond-Hellmann, Reed Hastings, Jan Koum, Sheryl K. Sandberg, Peter A. Thiel, Facebook, Inc.
Miscellaneous: James Karon
Plaintiff: Ronald Martin
Nature of Suit: Stockholders Suits
Comforte et al v. Cambridge Analytica et al
Filed: March 22, 2018 as 1:2018cv02120
Court: Illinois Northern District Court
Defendant: Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, John and Jane Does 1-100
Plaintiff: Victor James Comforte, II, Brendan Michael Carr
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Hallisey v. Zuckerberg et al
Filed: March 22, 2018 as 5:2018cv01792
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl K. Sandberg, Marc L. Andreessen, Peter A. Thiel, Reed Hastings, Erskine B. Bowles, Susan D. Desmond-Hellmann, Jan Koum, Facebook, Inc.
Miscellaneous: James Karon
Plaintiff: Jeremiah F. Hallisey
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data misuse and political ad targeting scandal, several investors filed separate lawsuits against the social networking giant and its top executives. This one, filed by Facebook shareholder Jeremiah F Hallisey, alleges that CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg as well as other senior managers "breached their fiduciary duties by failing to prevent the initial misappropriation [of user data]" and by failing to disclose the misappropriation once they became aware of it.
Casey v. Facebook, Inc. et al
Filed: March 22, 2018 as 5:2018cv01780
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc., Mark E. Zuckerberg, David M. Wehner
Plaintiff: Robert Casey
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
Price v. Facebook, Inc. et al
Filed: March 20, 2018 as 5:2018cv01732
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc., Cambridge Analytica
Movant: Gloria Stricklin Trust
Plaintiff: Lauren Price
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Plaintiff Lauren Price filed this class action lawsuit against Facebook in the aftermath of the revelation that Cambridge Analytica misused Facebook user data. The complaint alleges multiple violations of California's Unfair Competition Law as well as common-law negligence in taking reasonable care of user data.
Yuan v. Facebook, Inc. et al
Filed: March 20, 2018 as 3:2018cv01725
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc., Mark E. Zuckerberg, David M. Wehner
Movant: Ernestine Bennett
Plaintiff: Fan Yuan
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
Facebook shareholders filed a class action lawsuit against the social networking giant claiming that they suffered losses after the disclosure that Cambridge Analytica, a UK-based firm that aided the Trump campaign, improperly obtained profile information of 50 million users. The complaint alleges that Facebook and its executives "made false or misleading statements and failed to disclose that Facebook violated its own data privacy policies by allowing third parties access to personal data of millions of Facebook users without their consent."
