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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[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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