( November 4, 2026, 2:28 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 3 affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded a lower court’s dismissal of a sex-trafficking victim’s suit alleging in part that Meta Platforms Inc. financially benefited from sex trafficking, finding that while Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act bars a product liability design defect claim based on identity and age verification requirements, it does not bar the design defect claim based on reporting requirements....