Diane Esposito Howard v. Snap Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA DIANE ESPOSITO HOWARD, et al., Case No.: 2:24-cv-01262-APG-EJY
Plaintiffs Order Granting Motion to Transfer Venue
v. [ECF No. 18]
SNAP, INC.,
Defendant
Avianna “Avi” Cavanaugh purchased what she thought was Xanax or Oxycodone from someone she connected with through Snapchat. What she received was fentanyl, and Avi died as a result of taking that drug. Avi’s grandmother and mother filed this lawsuit against Snap, Inc., the designer and operator of Snapchat, asserting nine causes of action related to Avi’s death. Snap contends that this court lacks personal jurisdiction over it and that, even if jurisdiction exists, a forum selection clause in the relevant contract vests the exclusive venue for this lawsuit in the Central District of California. Thus, Snap moves to transfer venue to that district. ECF No. 18. Because the forum selection clause is valid and enforceable, I grant Snap’s motion to transfer venue. A. The forum selection clause is valid under…