WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New York and other U.S. states filed a notice on Wednesday saying they will fight the dismissal of their antitrust lawsuit against social media giant Facebook Inc in an appeals court, according to a court filing.
In June, a U.S. judge dismissed federal and state antitrust complaints against Facebook that had sought to force the social media company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the states’ lawsuit but said the Federal Trade Commission could refile its complaint.
“We believe the District Court’s decision dismissing the states’ complaint is correct and look forward to defending the District Court’s decision before the Court of Appeals, a Facebook spokesman said.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
