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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is taking Shakespeare's phrase "let's kill all the lawyers" to a different level. On Monday, he sued many of the attorneys who represented a New Yorker named Paul Ceglia, the man who claimed Zuckerberg promised him half of Facebook back when Zuckerberg was an 18-year-old Harvard University student.
"The lawyers representing Ceglia knew or should have known that the lawsuit was a fraud—it was brought by a convicted felon with a history of fraudulent scams, and it was based on an implausible story and obviously forged documents. In fact, Defendants’ own co-counsel discovered the fraud, informed the other lawyers, and withdrew. Despite all this, Defendants vigorously pursued the case in state and federal courts and in the media," Facebook said in a New York Supreme Court suit [PDF].
Ceglia faces trial next year on accusations that his lawsuit—in which he claimed half ownership of Facebook—was a fraud. He has pleaded not guilty and faces a maximum 40-year prison term if convicted.
(Score: 2) by skullz on Tuesday October 21 2014, @09:53PM
Please, enlighten us. Because my source [enotes.com] seems to think this was a ploy by someone who was trying to curry favor with a guy who wanted to set himself up as king after getting drunk so it makes just as much sense as when anyone else uses it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 21 2014, @10:33PM
And how is Zuckerberg taking this "to a different level" unless it means that he is taking it to a meaning that is completely different than any interpretation of the Shakespeare line (except, of course, for the fact that "lawyer" is in the line and this is a story with lawyers in it), which in that case would be correct.
For me, I like to say that I'm taking the phrase "There was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently" to a different level when I use dental floss. Hmmm, I sound pretty damned profound, don't I?