· 11/12/1997
Kenneth M. Zeran v. America Online, Incorporated
Citations
- 129 F.3d 327
- 10 Communications Reg. (P&F) 456
- 25 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2526
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 31791
- 1997 WL 701309
How courts have described this case
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- “[L]awsuits seeking to hold a service provider liable for its exercise of a publisher’s traditional editorial functions—such as deciding whether to publish, withdraw, postpone or alter content—are barred.”
- \No person has a vested right in a nonfinal tort judgment....\
- dismissal appropriate for both initial publication and delay in removal of defamatory messages
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Judges: Wilkinson, Russell, Boyle, Eastern
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