As noted in the Portfolio.com analysis, the judge who threw the original case out did not dismiss the legal merits of the case. For that reason, a new case can go forward:
"On March 28, a resolution seemed at hand when a Massachusetts judge threw out the original lawsuit on a technicality. But because the court did not rule on the legal merits of the case, ConnectU promptly filed a new lawsuit, with a newly honed legal presentation and additional charges. Facebook, meanwhile, has filed a terse countersuit in California federal court, accusing ConnectU of tort violations and unfair business practices."
"On March 28, a resolution seemed at hand when a Massachusetts judge threw out the original lawsuit on a technicality. But because the court did not rule on the legal merits of the case, ConnectU promptly filed a new lawsuit, with a newly honed legal presentation and additional charges. Facebook, meanwhile, has filed a terse countersuit in California federal court, accusing ConnectU of tort violations and unfair business practices."
-R
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