Facebook Says Sex-Trafficking Victim’s Cert Petition Over CDA Immunity Lacks Merit

Mealey's (December 7, 2021, 11:20 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Nov. 24 brief, Facebook Inc. asks the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a petition for certiorari filed by a Jane Doe plaintiff who sued the social network for negligence after she was a victim of online sex trafficking, arguing that the Texas Supreme Court correctly found that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) shielded it from liability for the acts of third parties....