Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
LinkedIn Corporation
Current Parent Company:
Microsoft
Penalty:
$13,000,000
Year:
2016
Date:
February 16, 2016
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
privacy violation
Violation Description:
sending of unsolicited spam messages to users
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
private litigation
Court:
Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Case ID:
5:13cv4303
Case Name:
Perkins et al v. LinkedIn Corporation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Washington
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
information technology
Specific Industry of Parent:
software
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Parent company note:
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