Sixth Circuit Affirms SexSearch Decision

John Doe’s string of defeats continued Tuesday, when the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals published its opinion affirming the Ohio District Court’s dismissal of his meritless lawsuit against SexSearch.com.

While the Court did not reach the issue of immunity under the Communications Decency Act, preferring to affirm on other grounds, Lead Counsel Gary Jay Kaufman of The Kaufman Law Group, was extremely pleased with the win: “This was a terrific victory for our clients. They stood their ground and defended themselves against this shakedown, rather than pay off like a slot machine, as so many companies out there do.   

Hopefully this sends the message to anyone contemplating a payday from our clients that they are in for a knock-down drag-out fight; we do not represent pushovers.”  

Associate Trial Counsel Colin Hardacre, also of The Kaufman Law Group, was unsurprised by the Court’s reluctance to reach the CDA issue: “I knew from the Justices’ comments and questions during argument that they were not enamored with the District Court’s interpretation of the CDA. While I disagree with their view that the District Court ‘read § 230 more broadly than any previous Court of Appeals decision has read it’ I am delighted that our clients are once again victorious.”

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