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Meta and Call of Duty publisher sued by Uvalde families in wrongful death suit

Suits like this don't typically yield success for plaintiffs.

Nearly two years after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, families of the victims are taking legal action against Meta and Activision Blizzard, claiming that these tech corporations played a role in the tragedy. According to Politico, the lawsuit filed on Friday claims that Meta-owned Instagram and the popular Call of Duty game franchise helped market the weapon used by Salvador Ramos in the 2022 shooting that killed 21 people, including 19 elementary school children. Additionally, the same group of families announced on Wednesday their intention to file a$500 million federal lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers involved in the botched response to the shooting.

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