Legal Opinion
Kenneth M. Zeran v. America Online, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1997No. 97-1523PublishedCited by 276 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge RUSSELL and Chief Judge BOYLE joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
Kenneth Zeran brought this action against America Online, Inc. (“AOL”), arguing that AOL unreasonably delayed in removing defamatory messages posted by an unidentified third party, refused to post retractions of those messages, and failed to screen for similar postings thereafter. The district court granted judgment for AOL on the grounds that the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (“CDA”) — 47 U.S.C. § 230 — bars Zeran’s claims. Zeran…
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