Certiorari Denied In 2 Suits Challenging Immunity Under Communications Decency Act

Mealey's (May 18, 2020, 1:40 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two petitions for certiorari over the application of the immunity provision for interactive computer services under the Communications Decency Act (CDA) in lawsuits seeking to hold social networks liable for acts of terrorism and a drug overdose, respectively, were denied without comment by the U.S. Supreme Court in its May 18 order list (Stuart Force, et al. v. Facebook Inc., No. 19-859, U.S. Sup., 2020 U.S. LEXIS 2771; Kristanalea Dyroff v. The Ultimate Software Group, et al., No. 19-849, U.S. Sup., 2020 U.S. LEXIS 2805)....