Legal Opinion
John Green v. America Online (Aol) John Does 1 & 2
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 16, 2003No. 01-1120PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue raised in this appeal, one of first impression in this court, is whether American Online, Inc. (AOL), a provider of interactive computer services, is statutorily immune from liability from causes of action arising from third party content. The plaintiff, John Green, sued AOL and John Does 1 and 2 in the Superi- or Court of New Jersey. In his one hundred and ten paragraph pro se amended complaint, aptly described by the District Court as “not especially clear,” the plaintiff alleges that AOL negligently failed to live up to its…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lloyd Corp. v. TannerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Michael Weston v. Commonwealth of of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Kenneth M. Zeran v. America Online, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Werwinski v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- State v. SchmidSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
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3Cited by119 opinions
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- Universal Communication Systems, Inc. v. Lycos, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- John Doe and Other Members of the Football Team at Illinois State University v. Gte Corporation and Genuity Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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