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How a $2 Billion Courtroom Battle Involving Tinder Might End
How a $2 Billion Courtroom Battle Involving Tinder Might End
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A lawsuit brought forward by former Tinder co-founders accuses Match Group — and its former owner, IAC — of cheating them out of billions of dollars-worth of stock options back in 2017. On Tuesday, one person at the center of the dating app's finances was slated to take the stand as the case winds down. Read more >>
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