The online marketplace Letgo isn’t liable for the murders of a husband and wife who were killed when trying to buy a used car through the platform, the U.S. District Court for Colorado ruled in a Dec. 5 decision (docket 22-cv-00899). Though the court sided with the company in dismissing the case, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Hegarty said Letgo isn’t entitled to liability protection under Communications Decency Act Section 230 at this stage.
Karl Herchenroeder
Karl Herchenroeder, Associate Editor, is a technology policy journalist for publications including Communications Daily. Born in Rockville, Maryland, he joined the Warren Communications News staff in 2018. He began his journalism career in 2012 at the Aspen Times in Aspen, Colorado, where he covered city government. After that, he covered the nuclear industry for ExchangeMonitor in Washington. You can follow Herchenroeder on Twitter: @karlherk
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The Supreme Court is likely to rule in favor of Axon in its challenge against administrative law judge proceedings at the FTC in docket 20-15662, a former FTC trial attorney and legal experts said Tuesday (see 2211070049 and 2211040042).
Google misled consumers about location tracking practices for several years between 2014 and 2018, 40 state attorneys general said Monday, settling with the search giant for $391.5 million.
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