DIONA PATTERSON, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HEYWARD PATTERSON - V META PLATFORMS, INC.
Motion No: CA 24-00513
Slip Opinion No: 2024 NY Slip Op 77204(U)
Decided on October 17, 2024
Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


October 17, 2024

PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., LINDLEY, BANNISTER, AND MONTOUR, JJ.

CA 24-00513
CA 24-00515
CA 24-00524
CA 24-00527
CA 24-01447
CA 24-01448

DIONA PATTERSON, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE

ESTATE OF HEYWARD PATTERSON, ET AL.,

PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,

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META PLATFORMS, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS FACEBOOK, INC.,

SNAP, INC., ALPHABET, INC., GOOGLE, LLC, YOUTUBE, LLC,

DISCORD, INC., AMAZON.COM, INC., 4CHAN COMMUNITY SUPPORT,

LLC, REDDIT, INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS,

ET AL., DEFENDANTS.

WAYNE JONES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE

ESTATE OF CELESTINE CHANEY, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,

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MEAN LLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, ALPHABET, INC.,

GOOGLE, LLC, YOUTUBE, LLC, REDDIT, INC.,

DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

KIMBERLY J. SALTER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE

ESTATE OF AARON W. SALTER, DECEASED, ET AL.,

PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS,

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META PLATFORMS, INC., INSTAGRAM, LLC, AMAZON.COM, INC.,

TWITCH INTERACTIVE, INC., ALPHABET, INC., GOOGLE, LLC,

YOUTUBE, LLC, 4CHAN COMMUNITY SUPPORT, LLC, SNAP, INC.,

DISCORD, INC., REDDIT, INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, ET AL.,

DEFENDANTS.

FRAGRANCE HARRIS STANFIELD, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,

ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS.

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MEAN LLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS,

ALPHABET, INC., GOOGLE, LLC, AND YOUTUBE, LLC, REDDIT,

INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

WAYNE JONES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR

OF THE ESTATE OF CELESTINE CHANEY, DECEASED,

PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,

V

MEAN LLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS,

ALPHABET INC., GOOGLE, LLC, YOUTUBE, LLC, AND

REDDIT, INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.


FRAGRANCE HARRIS STANFIELD, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,

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MEAN LLC, ET AL, DEFENDANTS,

ALPHA BET INC., GOOGLE, LLC, YOUTUBE, LLC,

REDDIT, INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.


Appellants Alphabet, Inc., Google, LLC, YouTube, LLC, Discord Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., Instagram, LLC, Reddit, Inc., and Snap it having moved to consolidate the appeals taken herein from orders of the Supreme Court, Erie County, entered March 18, 2024 and August 29, 2024,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motions, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motions are granted, and the appeals bearing the above-referenced docket numbers are hereby consolidated for the purposes of perfecting and arguing the appeals.

Entered: October 17, 2024

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court