The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear for a second time a long-running “failure to warn” case involving defendant ModelMayhem.com, which was sued by a woman who was raped after being lured to a bogus casting call.
In light of the recent ModelMayhem.com opinion by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a Nevada woman who was nearly killed by her online date can pursue “failure to warn” claims against dating site Match.com.
In a decision that could spur more internet failure-to-warn cases, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today decided for a second time that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not bar civil claims made by a woman who was raped after she was lured to a bogus casting call on ModelMayhem.com.
In a closely watched case, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard from both sides in a civil suit alleging liability of ModelMayhem.com after two of its users drugged and raped a woman by luring her to a bogus casting call.
Lawyers for ModelMayhem.com will be back at the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals on Wednesday arguing that the site shouldn’t be held civilly liable in the case of two site users who lured a woman to a bogus casting call where they drugged and raped her.
Operators of ModelMayhem.com may be liable after two users lured a woman to a bogus casting call where they drugged and raped her, according to a ruling today at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
