Judge Dismisses Federal, State Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook

A federal judge dismissed antitrust lawsuits the federal government and most states filed against Facebook Inc., a major win for the company before the cases barely got off the ground. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington granted the social-media giant’s requests to dismiss lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general in December.

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