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Civil Litigation,
Torts/Personal Injury

Aug. 23, 2024

No dismissal of case seeking to hold Airbnb liable for shooting death

The plaintiff argues the shooting was "foreseeable" given a history of violent conduct at Airbnb properties and the city's ban on short-term rentals.

A San Francisco judge on Thursday declined to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to hold Airbnb Inc. and a property owner liable for the 2021 death of an 18-year-old who was shot to death at one of the company's properties in Sunnyvale. The plaintiff claims the property was rented in contravention of a city ordinance.

The shooting took place during an Aug. 7 party hosted by the renter of the owner-defendant's property. The plaintiff's son, Elias Elhania, was killed and an 18-ye...

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