Judge In Barry Diller’s $2 Billion Tinder Lawsuit Twice Rejects Calls For Mistrial

Lawyers for Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveGroup and Match Group unsuccessfully called for a mistrial twice on Monday in the $2 billion breach of contract case brought by the founders of Tinder. The trial, which has not gotten past opening arguments, threatens to open up the inner workings of the media mogul’s online empire, which could provide a cautionary tale to tech entrepreneurs looking for corporate seed money to grow their dreams. Sean Rad and his co-founders, who had a 20% stake in the company, claim that Diller’s handpicked team took over the romance app just before it was to be valuated… Read Full Article