United States Fifth Circuit

Dismissal of a claim for negligence and gross negligence and findings that the claims are barred by the Communications in Decency Act (CDA) is affirmed where the CDA bars claims against web based interactive computer services based on their publication of third party content.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/16/2008
• Published 05/16/2008

Judges

• EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, CLEMENT and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Micajah Boatright, Kurt B. Arnold, Jason Aron Itkin, Arnold & Itkin, Houston, TX, Gregory Scott Coleman (argued), Marc S. Tabolsky, Richard Bernard Farrer, Yetter & Warden LLP, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Patrick J. Carome, WilmerHale, Washington, DC, for Internet Commerce Coalition, U.S. Internet Service Provider Ass'n, Computer & Communications Industry Ass'n, Information Technology Ass'n of America, National Cable & Telecommunications Ass'n, Netcoalition, CTIA-The Wireless Ass'n and Center for Democracy and Technology, Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael D. Marin, Matthew Brian Ploeger, Christopher V. Popov, Vinson & Elkins, Austin, TX, Thomas S. Leatherbury, Vinson & Elkins, Dallas, TX, Harry M. Reasoner (argued), Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, Clifford Thau, Vinson & Elkins, New York City, for Defendants-Appellees.