3rd Circuit Denies Facebook’s Rehearing Bid In TV Anchor’s Publicity Rights Suit

Mealey's (November 19, 2021, 10:05 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel’s ruling that the Communications Decency Act (CDA) does not shield Facebook Inc. from a news anchor’s right of publicity suit won’t be reconsidered, Judge Thomas M. Hardiman reported in a Nov. 17 ruling, stating that a majority of the circuit court’s judges voted against Facebook’s motion for rehearing en banc....