Gibson v. Craigslist [1]

New York City store owner Calvin Gibson sued craiglist, Inc. after a gunman shot him with a handgun allegedly purchased on craigslist [2]. Gibson's lawsuit reportedly claims [3] that neighbor Jesus Ortiz told police he had shot Gibson and that he had obtained the gun through a craigslist classifieds advertisement.  Gibson accuses craigslist of negligence and seeks $10 million in damages.

Craigslist filed a motion to dismiss the suit on the ground that section 230 of the Communication Decency Act [4] ("Section 230") insulates it from liability for content posted by its users.  Gibson has opposed the motion, primarily arguing that Section 230 does not apply to common law claims such as negligence.

6/15/2009 - The court dismissed the complaint [5], relying on Section 230.