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Litigation

Apr. 14, 2016

Twitter seeks dismissal of suit over ISIS attack

Social media giant Twitter Inc. argues that not "even the thinnest of reeds" connects the company to a reputed ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in Amman, Jordan, that left two Florida police instructors among the dead.

By Tim O'Connor
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Social media giant Twitter Inc. argues that not "even the thinnest of reeds" connects the company to a reputed ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in Amman, Jordan, that left two Florida police instructors among the dead.

The company has asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by the dead men's widows that accuses Twitter of spurring the Nov. 9, 2015 attack by allowi...

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