The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) broke that back-dating story back in 2006, which, over the ensuing several years cost corporate America hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars. The WSJ broke another story over the weekend that plainly would trigger lawsuits, which it has now done. Time will tell whether the story and the privacy breach will open up another cottage industry or whether the contagion will be contained…
The named plaintiff in the (first-filed?) suit against Zynga, maker of Farmville : Nancy Graf, of St. Paul, in a suit filed in San Francisco, CA (represented by Edelson McGuire/Nassiri-Jung). The complaint is here.