Mandy Palmucci v. Twitter Inc., Google LLC, Facebook Inc.
Published: Jun. 7, 2019 | Filing Date: Feb. 14, 2018 |Case number: USDC ILLINOIS: 4:18-cv-03947-WHO Bench Decision – Dismissal
Judge
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Keith L. Altman
(The Law Office of Keith Altman)
Bryce T. Hensley
(Romanucci & Blandin LLC)
Defendant
Beth C. Neitzel
(Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP)
for Twitter
Mark D. Flanagan
(Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)
for Twitter
Patrick J. Carome
(Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)
for Twitter
Ari Holtzblatt
(Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP)
for Twitter
Seth P. Waxman
(Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP)
for Twitter
Ronald S. Safer
(Riley, Safer, Holmes & Cancila LLP)
for Twitter
Kelly M. Knoll
(Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati PC)
for Google
Lauren Gallo White
(Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati PC)
for Google
Brian M. Willen
(Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati )
for Google
Debra Rae Bernard
(Perkins Coie LLP)
for Google
Kristin A. Linsley
(Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)
for Facebook
Joseph A. Gorman
(Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)
for Facebook
Joseph F. Tartakovsky
(Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)
for Facebook
Facts
Mandy Palmucci filed a lawsuit against Twitter, Google, and Facebook in relation to the 2015 terror attack in Paris that killed 130 people and injured more than 400.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Palmucci contended that she was injured in the Paris terrorist attack and alleged that defendants were liable under the Antiterrorism Act and state tort law because defendants supposedly provided material support by allowing ISIS to use its platforms. Palmucci also alleged that defendants profited by allowing ISIS to use its services, through advertisements on ISIS posts.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied the contentions and filed a motion to dismiss.
Result
The court found that the allegations were insufficient to state claims for direct or indirect liability under the Antiterrorism Act and under state law and dismissed the case with prejudice.
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