Georgia High Court: Snapchat Had A Duty Of Care In Designing App Involved In Car Accident

Mealey's (March 16, 2022, 11:25 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A divided Georgia Supreme Court on March 15 reversed an appeals court’s finding that Snapchat Inc. was not liable for an automobile accident caused by a driver who was using its “Speed Filter” app, with the high court’s majority finding that the social network operator had a duty under Georgia decisional law “to use reasonable care in selecting from alternative designs to reduce reasonably foreseeable risks of harm posed by its products.”...