DIONA PATTERSON INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HEYWARD PATTERSON ET AL PLAINTIFFS RESPONDENTS v. META PLATFORMS INC FORMERLY KNOWN AS FACEBOOK INC ET AL DEFENDANTS AND MEAN DEFENDANT APPELLANT APPEAL NO (2025)

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

DIONA PATTERSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HEYWARD PATTERSON, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS. v. META PLATFORMS, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS FACEBOOK, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, AND MEAN L.L.C., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 2.)

528 Decided: July 25, 2025

PRESENT: LINDLEY, J.P., CURRAN, BANNISTER, SMITH, AND NOWAK, JJ.

RENZULLI LAW FIRM, LLP, WHITE PLAINS (JEFFREY M. MALSCH OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. LAW OFFICE OF JOHN V. ELMORE, P.C., BUFFALO (KRISTEN ELMORE-GARCIA OF COUNSEL), BELLUCK LAW, LLP, NEW YORK CITY, AND GIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, FOR PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Same memorandum as in Salter v Meta Platforms, Inc. ([appeal No. 1] — AD3d — [July 25, 2025] [4th Dept 2025]).

Entered: July 25, 2025

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court

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