After three years of bizarre twists and turns, Paul Ceglia’s lawsuit against Facebook has run into a new and perhaps fatal obstacle – a federal judge’s recommendation that it be dismissed.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio ruled in favor of Facebook today in what could be the start of the end for the Allegany County man’s claims that he owns more than half of the social networking giant.
In his decision, Foschio ruled that a written contract between Ceglia and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is a “recently created fabrication."
Filed in 2010, Ceglia’s lawsuit was based on his contention that he and Zuckerberg signed a contract in 2003.
Facebook acknowledges that Zuckerberg signed a contract with Ceglia while he was a student at Harvard University but contends it had nothing to do with Facebook.
email: pfairbanks@buffnews.com
U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio ruled in favor of Facebook today in what could be the start of the end for the Allegany County man’s claims that he owns more than half of the social networking giant.
In his decision, Foschio ruled that a written contract between Ceglia and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is a “recently created fabrication."
Filed in 2010, Ceglia’s lawsuit was based on his contention that he and Zuckerberg signed a contract in 2003.
Facebook acknowledges that Zuckerberg signed a contract with Ceglia while he was a student at Harvard University but contends it had nothing to do with Facebook.
email: pfairbanks@buffnews.com