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# Ninth Circuit allowed negligent design lawsuit against Snap over Snapchat Speed Filter in fatal high-speed crash

Canonical ID: `f5b33b5b-0eeb-48ce-a54b-b5f7139ba063`

- **Occurred:** 2017-05-15
- **Kind:** `fatality`
- **Status (derived):** active
- **Company:** [Snap Inc](/companies/snap.md) (id: `dde4cfaa-af11-4903-be09-d5088c4f5066`)

The surviving parents of two boys who died in a high-speed car accident alleged that Snap negligently designed Snapchat's Speed Filter to incentivize dangerous driving. The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court dismissal in May 2021, ruling that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not immunize Snap from product-design liability claims. The case was remanded for further proceedings.

## Sources (1)

1. **Lemmon v. Snap, Inc., No. 20-55295 (9th Cir. 2021)** · https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/20-55295/20-55295-2021-05-04.html · 2021-05-04

## Common questions

### What happened in Ninth Circuit allowed negligent design lawsuit against Snap over Snapchat Speed Filter in fatal high-speed crash?

The surviving parents of two boys who died in a high-speed car accident alleged that Snap negligently designed Snapchat's Speed Filter to incentivize dangerous driving. The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court dismissal in May 2021, ruling that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not immunize Snap from product-design liability claims. The case was remanded for further proceedings.

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on May 15, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### Who was involved in Ninth Circuit allowed negligent design lawsuit against Snap over Snapchat Speed Filter in fatal high-speed crash?

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### What is the current status of Ninth Circuit allowed negligent design lawsuit against Snap over Snapchat Speed Filter in fatal high-speed crash?

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