What will it take for the dynamic duo of Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss to curl up with their $65 million Facebook settlement and leave the judicial system alone? More than an admonishment from Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski that the time for the litigation to end “has now been reached.”
The Winklevii are at it again, this time challenging Facebook in the United States District Court in Boston. Their claim? Facebook “intentionally or inadvertently suppressed evidence” during settlement talks, including communications from the time of Facebook’s founding. The outcome? Denied. Again.
The ConnectU guys have maintained for years that Zuckerberg used and abused his relationship with their company to steal their idea and create Facebook. U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock dismissed ConnectU’s suit on Friday, accepting Facebook’s argument that the Winklevosses’ substantive claims had already been rejected by the courts.
The Winklevosses decided in June that they would not appeal their Ninth Circuit case to the Supreme Court, instead dedicating their efforts to their claim in Boston that Facebook had not played fair in litigation. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Winklevosses’ 2008 settlement with Facebook bars the claims.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals will now get its turn in the spotlight as the Winklevosses continue to beat a $65 million dead horse.
Related Resources:
- Winklevoss Twins, Facebook Lawsuit: Ninth Circuit Denies Review (FindLaw’s Ninth Circuit Blog)
- Mass. judge dismisses Winklevoss suit vs. Facebook (AP)
- Winklevoss Twins, Narendra, Set Sights on Supreme Court (FindLaw’s Ninth Circuit Blog)
- The Crusade of the Winklevii (New York)
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