A pro se plaintiff’s $1 billion claim against the social networking site MyLife.com Inc. and Google Inc. for displaying her family’s names, ages, and location lacked subject matter jurisdiction, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon held Oct. 11, dismissing the claim with prejudice (Shah v. MyLife.com Inc., D. Or., 3:12-cv-01592-ST, 10/11/12).
The court, in approving a magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations, held that not only did the plaintiff fail to bring any viable federal claim, but even if she had, the lawsuit also would have been shielded by the immunity granted to MyLife and ...
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