Facebook 'tricked men out of millions'
Three men who claim that the founder of Facebook stole their idea for the website appeared in court yesterday, claiming they were deceived out of millions of dollars in a previous $65m (£42m) legal settlement.
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss received $20m in cash and $45m in shares. Those shares are now worth $140m, but they claim they were undervalued and should in fact be worth $600m today, something Facebook disputes. Another man, Divya Narendra, is also contesting the valuation.
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