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Litigation

Jun. 18, 2016

Father of terrorist attack victim sues social media companies

The father of the lone American killed in the Nov. 13 ISIS terror attacks in Paris has filed a federal lawsuit in San Francisco that accuses Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., and Alphabet Inc. of aiding ISIS in building its network by allowing the group members to use their platforms.

By Tim O'Connor
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The father of the lone American who was among 130 people killed in the Nov. 13 ISIS terror attacks in Paris has filed a federal lawsuit in San Francisco that accuses social media behemoths Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., and Alphabet Inc. ? as the owner of YouTube ? of aiding ISIS in building its network by allowing the group members to use their platforms.

Nohemi Gonzalez, ...

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