9th Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Wrongful Death Class Case Against Netflix

(March 12, 2024, 9:48 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A putative class complaint by the estate and family members of a minor who died by suicide accusing a streaming service of strict liability, wrongful death and negligence in connection with its release of a show depicting a suicide was properly dismissed for lack of standing and as time-barred, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming a trial court’s grant of Netflix Inc.’s motion to dismiss and motion to strike under California’s anti-SLAPP statute....