Torts/Personal Injury
Nov. 8, 2023
Can Google Maps be held liable for negligence?
The death of a man who followed outdated Google Map directions poses the question of whether GPS technology should be considered a product or service for purposes of pursuing a strict liability theory.
As technology has advanced, people have grown increasingly comfortable with setting aside independent reasoning, and instead, have put their faith in sophisticated technologies. However, even advanced technologies are not perfect and can fail to perform as intended.
A striking example of this occurred on Sept. 30, 2022, when a man in North Carolina, allegedly following Google Map directions, drove over a bridge that had collapsed almost te...
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