IN RE: SOCIAL MEDIA ADOLESCENT ADDICTION/PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:22-md-03047

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation, Class Action

Judge:

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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January 01, 2024
Consumer Protection Issues To Watch In 2024

The Federal Trade Commission is expected to step up its regulation of endorsements and environmental advertising claims in 2024, while the Federal Communications Commission and plaintiffs are likely to continue to keep the pressure on robocallers, and efforts to hold social media giants liable for what kids see online will heat up.
November 22, 2023
School Plaintiffs' Leadership Tapped In Social Media MDL

Facebook and other social media platforms are facing massive multidistrict litigation accusing them of harming young people by purposely making their platforms addictive, and counsel for the suing school districts will have a seat at the leadership table, a California federal judge has ruled.
November 17, 2023
Meta, Snapchat Say Assault, Defect Claims Can't Be Combined

Meta Platforms Inc. and Snapchat have urged a Connecticut state court to strike a complaint that joins assault and product liability claims brought by parents who say their child was raped by two men she met on social media, arguing that Constitution State law doesn't allow the combination of two distinct cases.
November 14, 2023
Social Media MDL Judge Allows Parents' Negligence Claims

A California federal judge on Tuesday ordered Meta and other social media companies in multidistrict litigation to face negligence claims that the tech giants purposely addict and harm young people after ruling that certain features of the platforms, such as image filters, could be treated like products.
November 13, 2023
School Attys Seek Table Seat In Social Media Addiction MDL

At least five firms and attorneys are asking a California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation accusing tech giants of injuring young people's mental health to appoint them to leadership roles to help represent the interests of school districts or local government entities that have lodged suits against the companies.
October 27, 2023
Social Media MDL Judge Asks: Can Mental Harm Be Physical?

The California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation on Friday wondered why the addiction that social media platforms like Meta's Facebook and Instagram are alleged to cause to teenagers' mental health can't be considered physical.
August 16, 2023
Social Media Cos. Say CDA Blocks Mental Health Claims

The companies behind Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snap are urging a California federal court to throw out claims in multidistrict litigation alleging their sites are responsible for negative mental health effects, saying the Communications Decency Act and the First Amendment block the claims.
July 26, 2023
Parents Say Social Media MDL Attacks Conduct, Not Content

Parents who are alleging in multidistrict litigation that social media platforms — such as Facebook, SnapChat and YouTube — use algorithms that cause addiction and other mental health problems in teens told a California federal judge Tuesday that they're targeting the platforms' behavior, not content protected under federal law.
July 05, 2023
Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2023

Pretrial proceedings for E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against former President Donald Trump and a California Supreme Court case over whether employers can be sued for "take-home COVID" claims are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following in the second half of 2023.
July 05, 2023
Social Media Claims Try To 'Create New Tort Law,' Cos. Say

The parent companies of social media platforms such as Facebook, SnapChat and YouTube recently told a California federal court that claims the algorithms on their platforms cause addiction and other mental health problems are unprecedented and no court has ever allowed them.