eHarmony California Case goes to Mediation

A judge in California has ordered eHarmony and the plaintiffs of a class action discrimination case into mediation. The two legal teams will now have to try and reach a settlement outside of court. Recently eHarmony settled a class action case in New Jersey (see Story) which resulted in some money to be paid out and a new same-sex matching site to be open called Compatible Partners. With the New Jersey settlement eHarmony has stated it makes the California case moot. The California plaintiffs say it doesn't go far enough. We will just have to wait and see what happens. The case is scheduled to go to trial October 2009, if no settlement agreement is reached. The lawyers for both sides plan to meet on December 3rd to decide on a mediator and the time required to reach an agreement.

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