· 6/26/2002
Gentry v. eBay, Inc.
Citations
- 121 Cal. Rptr. 2d 703
- 99 Cal. App. 4th 816
- 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5727
- 2002 Daily Journal DAR 7218
- 2002 Cal. App. LEXIS 4329
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- ruling that § 230 barred claims arising from on-line auction site’s endorsements of certain sellers where site automatically generated endorsements based on data from users
- ruling that § 230 barred claims arising from on-line auction site’s endorsements of certain sellers where site automatically generated endorsements based on data from users
- holding that a representation that a positive rating on a website was “worth its weight in gold” was a statement of opinion and thus could not support a negligent misrepresentation claim
- noting that “enforcing appellants’ negligence claim would place liability on eBay for simply compiling false and/or misleading content created by the individual defendants and other coconspirators.”
- noting that \enforcing appellants' negligence claim would place liability on eBay for simply compiling false and/or misleading content created by the individual defendants and other coconspirators.\
- noting that “enforc- ing appellants’ negligence claim would place liability on eBay for simply compiling false and/or misleading content created by the individual defendants and other coconspirators.”
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Judges: O'Rourke
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