Facebook Foes Winklevoss Twins Get Sued Themselves

Former business partner says they owe him millions
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 10, 2010 3:31 PM CST
Facebook Foes Winklevoss Twins Get Sued Themselves
A 2007 file photo of twin brothers Cameron, left, and Tyler Winklevoss.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

This probably goes over well in the Facebook offices: The Winklevoss twins are being accused of doing to a business partner essentially what they accuse Mark Zuckerberg of doing to them. A web developer named Wayne Chang is suing the brothers, claiming he had an ownership stake in their company that entitles him to $18 million from the twins' Facebook settlement, reports Business Insider. The brothers were back in the news this week for renewing their whose-idea-was-it legal fight against Facebook.
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