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IN RE: SOCIAL MEDIA ADOLESCENT ADDICTION/PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Case Number:
4:22-md-03047
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Multi-district Litigation, Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Adamski Moroski
- Andrus Anderson
- Aylstock Witkin
- Bailey & Glasser
- Baird Mandalas
- Bannister Wyatt
- Baron & Budd
- Beasley Allen
- Bergman Oslund
- Bifferato Firm
- Bleichmar Fonti
- Boesen Law
- Bruster PLLC
- C.A. Goldberg PLLC
- Carella Byrne
- Carney Kelehan
- Coblentz Patch
- Cooper & Kirk
- Cotchett Pitre
- Covington & Burling
- DiCello Levitt
- Dillon McCandless
- Dinsmore & Shohl
- Dugan Law Firm
- Durham Pittard
- Elrod Pope
- Elsberg Baker
- English Lucas
- Faegre Drinker
- Fayard & Honeycutt
- Frantz Law Group
- Gainsburgh Benjamin
- Gibbs Law Group
- Gibson Dunn
- Girard Sharp
- Goza & Honnold
- Hach Rose Schirripa
- Haliczer Pettis
- Hendy Johnson
- Heninger Garrison
- Himes Petrarca
- Holland & Hart
- Irwin Fritchie
- Keller Rohrback
- Kessler Topaz
- Ketterer Browne
- King & Spalding
- Kirton McConkie
- Kopelowitz Ostrow
- Kronenberger Rosenfeld
- Law Office of Joseph C. Tann
- Levin Legal Group
- Levin Papantonio
- Levin Sedran
- Lieff Cabraser
- Lynch & Pine
- Marc J. Bern & Partners
- Mayer Brown
- Mehri & Skalet
- Morgan Lewis
- Morrison Foerster
- Motley Rice
- Munger Tolles
- Nachawati Law Group
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Outten & Golden
- Papetti Samuels
- Pendley Baudin
- Pessin Katz
- Pfeifer Morgan
- Plymale Law Firm
- Poulin Willey
- Riley Safer
- Robbins Geller
- Robert Peirce & Associates
- Ron Austin Law
- Savage Royall
- Schochor & Staton
- Seeger Weiss
- Shadoan Michael
- Shook Hardy
- Simmons Hanly
- Skadden Arps
- Social Media Victims Law Center
- Southern Med Law
- Starnes Davis
- Stavrinakis Law Firm
- Strom Law Firm
- Taylor & Gomez
- Taylor Porter
- Terrell Hogan
- The DiCello Law Firm
- Troutman Pepper
- Wagstaff & Cartmell
- Ward Black Law
- Waters Kraus
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Williams & Connolly
- Wilson Sonsini
- Wolff Ardis
- Wyche PA
Companies
- Alphabet Inc.
- ByteDance Ltd.
- Cache County School District
- Discord Inc.
- Google LLC
- Instagram Inc.
- Jefferson County School District
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Roblox Corp.
- TikTok Inc.
- YouTube Inc.
Government Agencies
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April 22, 2024
Social Media MDL Attys Ordered To Sort Out Confidentiality
A California federal judge presiding over discovery in multidistrict litigation over whether social media platforms' design is addictive warned parties at a hearing Monday not to ask him to resolve disputes over confidentiality designations, asking repeatedly, "Why do they matter?" and saying, "These are the kinds of things that lawyers should work out."
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April 19, 2024
Meta Faces Uphill Fight To Nix AG Claims In Addiction MDL
A California judge expressed skepticism Friday over Meta's bid to ax the claims of 34 state attorneys general from multidistrict litigation over social media platforms' allegedly addictive design, saying Meta and its co-defendants haven't been transparent about how their platforms work, and it's plausible the states can obtain psychiatric treatment receipts to show economic injuries.
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April 16, 2024
Zuckerberg Dodges Liability In Meta Addiction MDL, For Now
A California federal judge has tossed certain fraud-by-omission claims seeking to hold Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally liable in sprawling multidistrict litigation over social media platforms' allegedly addictive design, but she allowed the plaintiffs to amend their allegations to assert a new theory of corporate officer liability against Zuckerberg.
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March 22, 2024
Social Media MDL Jury Issue Put On Hold For Justices' Ruling
A California federal judge said Friday that she will await the U.S. Supreme Court's anticipated decision in SEC v. Jarkesy before deciding whether states' claims in multidistrict litigation over social media platforms' allegedly addictive design must go to a jury, after the plaintiffs' counsel argued that the case before the high court could implicate tech companies' Seventh Amendment rights.
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March 21, 2024
Social Media Cos. 'Can't Hold Back' Execs In MDL, Judge Says
A California federal magistrate judge warned social media companies Thursday that they must disclose relevant executive witnesses in high-stakes multidistrict litigation over social media's allegedly addictive design after plaintiffs' counsel complained that Meta and Snap's CEOs weren't identified in initial disclosures, telling defense counsel "you can't hold them back."
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March 18, 2024
Doc Production Is 'Not That Hard,' MDL Judge Tells Snap's Atty
A California magistrate judge laid out incentives Monday to spur depositions and document production in multidistrict litigation over social media's allegedly addictive design, rejecting defense counsel's arguments the incentives are "lopsided," and telling Snap's counsel document production is "not as hard as you're saying it is."
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March 05, 2024
Social Media Created Public Nuisance, Schools Say
School districts on Monday urged a California federal judge not to toss their suits in multidistrict litigation alleging that social media giants like Meta Platforms Inc. and Snap Inc. purposefully addict minors, saying that their deliberate targeting of students during the school day created a public nuisance.
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February 23, 2024
Social Media Addiction Fight Akin To Big Tobacco, Judge Says
A California federal judge appeared skeptical Friday of dismissing claims by parents and children seeking to hold Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg liable in sprawling personal injury multidistrict litigation over social media's allegedly addictive design, comparing the addiction allegations to Big Tobacco cases that proceeded past the pleading stage.
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February 09, 2024
Social Media Addiction MDL Gets Date For First Bellwether
The California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation accusing Facebook and other social media platforms of harming young people by purposely making their platforms addictive has set a late 2025 date for the first bellwether trial.
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February 06, 2024
Meta, Snap Want Schools' Social Media MDL Suit Tossed
Meta, Snap and other social media giants asked a California federal judge Monday to toss claims by schools and local governments over expenses incurred addressing the purported harms to students from the addictive features of their platforms, arguing the claims are barred by the First Amendment and the Communications Decency Act.