HOPE for New Hampshire Recovery is suing social media giant Facebook, accusing it of violating the state’s Consumer Protection and Unfair Business Practices law. The lawsuit filed April 20 in Hillsborough County by the peer support and recovery center in Manchester, alleges that Facebook held, for over a year, more than $12,000 in donations made to HOPE for NH Recovery via their social media platform. The funds were only released, according to HOPE, after it filed the lawsuit. Facebook is asking the court to dismiss the case, saying ultimately HOPE received every penny of the $12,116.34, but it filed suit for “purposes of seeking additional sums, including attorneys’ fees.” If the suit is to continue, Facebook says it wants the case heard in California, where the company is located, citing its terms of service that require any claim against it must “be resolved exclusively in federal or state courts in California.” See also
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