Facebook Tells Texas Supreme Court That CDA Bars Sex-Trafficking Negligence Suit

Mealey's (June 8, 2020, 10:27 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — After two Texas trial courts and an appellate court declined to dismiss three lawsuits claiming negligence for sex-trafficking incidents that were initiated through contact on its social network, Facebook Inc. on May 29 filed a petition for mandamus with the Texas Supreme Court, asserting that the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides it with immunity from the lawsuits that were based on communications by third parties (In re Facebook Inc., et al., No. 20-0434, Texas Sup.)....

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