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Meta investors settle $8b lawsuit with Zuckerberg

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Settles in $8 Billion Facebook Privacy Case
The settlement abruptly halted a high-profile trial in Delaware Chancery Court just as Zuckerberg and others were scheduled to testify.
Meta’s Zuckerberg and board members settle lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Averting a high-profile trial, the settlement prevents Mark Zuckerberg and other tech luminaries from testifying under oath.
Zuckerberg, Meta board settle $8 billion shareholder lawsuit: what sparked the trial
Meta Platforms’ CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a group of current and former directors and officers have reached a confidential, last-minute settlement with shareholders who accused them of personally costing the company billions through repeated privacy violations,
Zuckerberg, Meta execs have reached a settlement in an $8 billion shareholder lawsuit
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta executives have put an end to the $8 billion Cambridge Analytica privacy lawsuit with a settlement. Meta decided to avoid drawing the kind of attention that allowing the privacy scandal to go to trial would have had by settling with the suing shareholders.
Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy
Shareholders accused Meta leaders of damaging the company by allowing repeat violations of Facebook users' privacy.
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta executives settle $8 billion privacy lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica, ending trial
Meta shareholders demanded that Mark Zuckerberg and other executives pay them $8 billion for mishandling the privacy of Facebook users.
Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy violations
The settlement allows plaintiffs to avoid trying a very difficult case. Meta investors alleged that former and current board members completely failed to oversee the company's compliance with the 2012 FTC agreement. The lawsuit also claimed that Zuckerberg and Sandberg knowingly ran Facebook as an illegal data harvesting operation.
Meta investors, Zuckerberg settle $8 billion privacy lawsuit over Facebook data violations
Meta has settled a shareholder lawsuit over its $5 billion FTC fine just before trial testimony was set to begin. The confidential agreement spares Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg from testifying under oath in the high-profile data privacy case.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and other company board members settled a U.S. shareholder lawsuit on Thursday concerning decisions made in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.
Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and other company board members settled a shareholder lawsuit on Thursday concerning decisions made in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.
Meta investors, Zuckerberg settle $8 billion privacy suit
July 17, 2025. Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thurs
Mark Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, reports say
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other board members of the social media giant settled a shareholder lawsuit Thursday, a day ...
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Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging ...