Civil Litigation
Jun. 28, 2024
US judge dismisses sex trafficking claims against porn conglomerate
Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald found that the plaintiff's publicity and privacy claims fell under the statute of limitations pursuant to the single-publication rule, and that the companies were not liable as secondary actors for merely hosting or distributing such videos or aiding and abetting.
A federal judge in Los Angeles found a Jane Doe plaintiff failed to state a valid claim to hold pornography conglomerate Aylo Global Entertainment and its business entities directly liable under the Trafficking Victims Protections Reauthorization Act for its alleged participation in a sex trafficking venture that was orchestrated by one of its now-defunct websites.
In addition to finding the plaintiff's publicity and privacy claims fell under the statute of limitations pursuan...
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