Legal Opinion
MAYNARD v. SNAPCHAT, INC
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 15, 2022No. S21G0555PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
313 Ga. 533
FINAL COPY S21G0555. MAYNARD et al. v. SNAPCHAT, INC. COLVIN, Justice. While driving over 100 miles per hour, Christal McGee rear- ended a car driven by Wentworth Maynard, causing him to suffer severe injuries. When the collision occurred, McGee was using a “Speed Filter” feature within Snapchat, a mobile phone application, to record her real-life speed on a photo or video that she could then share with other Snapchat users. Wentworth and his wife, Karen Maynard, sued McGee and Snapchat, Inc. (“Snap”),1 alleging that Snap had negligently designed Snapchat’s Speed Filter. The trial…
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