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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  1. June 29, 2023

    Cos. Argue Social Media Immunity From Mental Health Claims

    The companies behind Facebook, YouTube and other social media platforms are urging a California federal court to throw out claims in multidistrict litigation seeking to hold them liable for harm to young users, saying the claims are barred by federal law granting immunity to the publishers of third-party content online, as well as the First Amendment.

  2. May 24, 2023

    Social Media MDL's Bold Theory Echoed In US Health Alert

    A high-profile warning from the federal government's top doctor about social media harming America's youth echoes core components of sprawling litigation targeting Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and other platforms, including a controversial theory that could substantially broaden the boundaries of personal injury law.

  3. May 24, 2023

    Meta Product Liability Case Remanded To Conn. State Court

    A judge has remanded to Connecticut Superior Court a lawsuit that accuses Meta Platforms Inc. and Snapchat of operating defective products that exposed a child to mental and physical harm, including sexual assault, because they do not verify the age of their users.

  4. April 18, 2023

    Social Media Is Not A Product, Tech Cos. Tell MDL Judge

    The parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube have asked a California federal judge to toss multidistrict litigation claiming they caused addiction and mental health problems in young users, arguing that the platforms can't be considered products for purposes of a product liability claim.

  5. January 02, 2023

    Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2023

    A U.S. Supreme Court case regarding the broad liability shield enjoyed by internet companies and another high court case that could decide whether private rights of action are still allowed under a federal nursing home law are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following in 2023.

  6. January 02, 2023

    Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2023

    One case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court has wide implications for where plaintiffs can bring product liability claims, and attorneys are also watching the effects of 3M's decision to place a subsidiary in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it fights claims over allegedly defective combat earplugs. There's also new but novel litigation over claims that social media harms teenagers' mental health.

  7. November 10, 2022

    Lead Counsel Appointed In Social Media MDL

    A California federal judge has tapped Seeger Weiss LLP partner Chris Seeger, Lexi Hazam of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Previn Warren of Motley Rice LLC  as lead counsel in consolidated litigation alleging that addictive algorithms used by social media platforms targeted adolescents and caused mental health problems.