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Facebook, Instagram attempt to move Australian lawsuit to California collapses in court ruling

By James Panichi ( December 22, 2020, 04:33 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook and its social-media platform Instagram have failed in their attempt to shut down a lawsuit brought by startup Sked Social, with an Australian judge today rejecting Facebook’s request that the civil lawsuit be transferred to a Californian arbitration tribunal. In a ruling announced in Melbourne today, Federal Court of Australia Judge Jonathan Beach said he had dismissed Instagram’s request, paving the way for Sked’s competition lawsuit to proceed.Facebook and its social-media platform Instagram have failed in their attempt to shut down a lawsuit brought by startup Sked Social, with an Australian judge today rejecting Facebook’s request that the civil lawsuit be transferred to a Californian arbitration tribunal....

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