Swift v. Zynga

Swift v. Zynga
CourtUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California
Full case name Rebecca Swift v. Zynga Game Network, Inc. et al
StartedNovember 17, 2009
DecidedAugust 4, 2011 (2011-08-04)
Docket nos.3:09-cv-05443
CitationsDkts. 18, 23 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 2, 2010), C 09-05443 SBA, 805 F. Supp. 2d 904 (N.D. Cal. 2011)
Transcripthttps://casetext.com/case/swift-v-zynga-game-network-3
Case history
Prior actionsPetition to dismiss the case denied, November 15, 2010
Subsequent actionsThe pending motions to compel discovery, cross-motion to stay discovery, and motion to hear the cross-motion to stay on shortened time are DENIED AS MOOT.
Court membership
Judges sittingSaundra Brown Armstrong, Elizabeth D. Laporte
Case opinions
Decision byElizabeth Laporte, Saundra Armstrong

Swift v. Zynga is a 2011 class action lawsuit filed in 2009, based on allegedly deceptive ads that ran in Zynga games on Facebook.[1][2] A motion by Zynga to dismiss the case was denied by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in November 2010.[3]

  1. ^ "Complaint, Swift v. Zynga Game Network, Inc. et al" (PDF). PacerMonitor. PacerMonitor. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ Lawsuit says ads in social games are scamming players. From USA Today. Retrieved on March 03, 2011.
  3. ^ Judge Denies Zynga's Request to Dismiss Scam Suit. From Gamasutra. Retrieved on March 03, 2011