TechCrunch files suit over CrunchPad

From CNET News.com: TechCrunch filed a lawsuit Thursday against Fusion Garage, the blog's onetime partner on the CrunchPad tablet device, TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington announced Friday.

Arrington wrote that the suit charges Fusion Garage with "Fraud and Deceit, Misappropriation of Business Ideas, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Unfair Competition, and Violations of the Lanham Act."

The filing of the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California escalates the war of words between TechCrunch and Fusion Garage, in a falling-out that recently became public. Arrington had earlier indicated that he would move toward litigation.

In the hands of Fusion Garage, the tablet is now known as the JooJoo and on Monday made its media debut in San Francisco. The touch screen device, priced at $499, is designed for browsing the Web.

The court documents, which Arrington posted online, include a full timeline of events and allege that Fusion Garage engaged in activities that have "deprived TechCrunch of money and property." The suit also says that Fusion Garage has "gained money and property that rightly belongs to TechCrunch."

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