Tag Archives: LinkedIn
SEC: “Like” Button Could Violate Securities Rules
The SEC starts off 2012 by cracking down on investment advisers using social media to sell phony securities or commit other frauds. First, the agency instituted proceedings against a Lyons, Illinois man accused of offering $500 billion in fictitious securities … Continue reading
Court Dismisses Privacy Complaint Against LinkedIn
A class action complaint against LinkedIn claiming the site shared user information with third-party advertisers has been dismissed for lack of sufficient injury to satisfy the federal “case or controversy” requirement for jurisdiction. The complaint alleged that LinkedIn’s “cookies” allowed … Continue reading
Court: LinkedIn Want Ad did not Breach Non-Solicitation Agreement
Posting a job want ad on a publicly available social media site does not put a company at risk of breaching a non-solicitation agreement, according to an Indiana appellate court. The parties in Enhanced Network Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hypersonic … Continue reading
No Trade Secrets on LinkedIn
A federal district court in New York held in Sasqua Group v. Courtney that a client list was not a trade secret because the information could easily be found online. The court declined to enjoin the defendant headhunter from communicating … Continue reading
