Snapchat Settles Speed Filter Deaths Suit With Parents

Snapchat parent company Snap settled a lawsuit brought by parents who blamed the messaging app for the deaths of their two sons, per a stipulation of dismissal (docket 2:19-cv-04504) filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The suit was scheduled for trial in August. The Wisconsin parents in their complaint blamed Snapchat's Speed Filter -- which allows overlaying someone's real-life speed onto a video or photo -- for leading to the 2017 high-speed crash that killed three teens. Terms of the settlement weren't released.