Judge reserves decision in Snapchat lawsuit – Prince George Citizen

A BC Supreme Court judge in Prince George has reserved decision about an application by the company behind Snapchat to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 12-year-old boy who died of suicide after using the app in 2023. “I’ll provide written reasons in due course,” Justice Ronald Tindale said on Wednesday, July 29, after hearing arguments for a day and a half. Nicola Smith and Ryan Cleland sued Snap Inc. last October for negligence, failure to warn and negligent or fraudulent misrepresentation. Their son, Carson, took his own life on Oct. 12, 2023 after a sextortionist contacted him on the social media app. Their lawyer, Claire Hunter, said that, in the course of exchanges with the defendants since October, the plaintiffs have been “completely open with Snap about the information that they have.” “What is clear on the record, Snap has not done the same,” Hunter said. Hunter emphasized Snap’s lack of response to the notice of civil claim. Instead, it filed the application to strike the lawsuit entirely. The California company’s Toronto law firm, Torys LLP, argued it should be thrown out due to alleged gaps and flaws. In court on Wednesday, July 28, defence lawyer
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