Iowa family, seven others sue Snapchat alleging app facilitated sale of deadly pills – KCCI

AND JAMES – THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS SNAP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A DES MOINES WOMAN’S DEATH. STEVE/STACEY– THIS IS CIARA GILLIAM– SHE DIED IN AUGUST AFTER TAKING A PILL SHE THOUGHT WAS XANAX– BUT TURNED OUT TO BE LACED WITH FENTANYL. THE LAWSUIT– FILED BY HER FAMILY AND OTHERS– SAYS SNAP, SNAPCHAT’S PARENT COMPANY PROXIMATELY CAUSED HER DEATH. CIARA GILLIAM IS DESCRIBED AS A HAPPY, OUTGOING PERSON– AND ABLE TO MAKE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE SHE WENT. THE LAWSUIT FILED BY HER FAMILY SAYS SHE DEVELOPED A COMPULSION TO ENGAGE WITH SNAPCHAT AT ALL HOURS- – AND HAD TROUBLE SLEEPING BECAUSE OF IT. IT ALLEGES THE PROGRAM’S FEATURES CONNECTED HER TO OTHER USERS WHO WERE COMPLETE STANGERS– WHO ASSAULTED AND ABUSED HER. IT ALSO ALLEGES THOSE FEATURES CONNECTED HER TO A DEALER– AND SHE BEGAN PURCHASING XANAX THROUGH SNAPCHAT– TO HELP HER SLEEP. SHE TOOK ONE OF THOSE PILLS, ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT, BUT IT WAS LACED WITH FENTANYL. GILLIAM DIED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. HER PARENTS HAVE OFFERED A REWARD FOR ANYONE WHO CAN HELP THEM FIND THE PERSON WHO SOLD HER THE DRUGS. “SNAPCHAT’S DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND SNAP’S FAILURE TO WARN WERE SUBSTANTIAL FACTORS IN CAUSING CIARA GILLIAM’S DEATH” THE
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