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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November 21, 2024
Social Media MDL Judge Rips State Attys Defying Orders

A California federal magistrate judge overseeing discovery in multidistrict litigation over social media platforms' allegedly addictive designs on Thursday ordered states to provide the names and state bar numbers of agency counsel who have refused to comply with discovery orders, threatening sanctions and asking, "What happened to the rule of law?"
November 15, 2024
Social Media Cos. Must Face Schools' Public Nuisance Claims

Meta Platforms and other social media giants must face most of the public nuisance claims brought by school districts and local government entities in multidistrict litigation alleging the companies designed their platforms to addict children, a California federal judge ruled Friday.
November 08, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg Beats Liability In Social Media MDL

A California federal judge dismissed claims against Mark Zuckerberg in multidistrict litigation alleging Meta concealed social media's risks to young users, finding that plaintiffs failed to show Zuckerberg directly participated in or authorized the alleged concealment despite his control over the company.
October 25, 2024
Social Media MDL Judge Rips Meta, AGs' Agency Doc Fight

A California federal judge Friday slammed counsel for Meta and dozens of state attorneys general during a contentious hearing in multidistrict litigation over claims social media is addictive for not reaching agreements on Meta's demands for documents from 275 state agencies, telling both sides' attorneys, "we should've never gotten here."
October 24, 2024
Meta, TikTok Can't Ditch Schools' Social Media Addiction Suit

Meta Platforms and other social media giants must face most of the claims brought by school districts and local government entities alleging the companies designed their platforms to addict children, a California federal judge ruled Thursday.
October 15, 2024
Meta Limits But Can't Shake Social Media Addiction MDL

A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to ax sprawling multidistrict litigation accusing Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media giants of designing their platforms to addict children, finding that a broad tech liability shield required claims pressed by dozens of state attorneys general to be narrowed but not tossed.
July 15, 2024
Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2024

A Pennsylvania case over hospitals' liability for not admitting a mental health patient who ended up killing his girlfriend and a Texas high court case over solicitations by personal injury attorneys are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following in the second half of 2024.
July 12, 2024
Judge Questions Zuckerberg's Bid To Dodge Liability In MDL

A California federal judge voiced doubt Friday about Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's arguments for axing corporate-officer liability claims from multidistrict litigation over the allegedly addictive designs of social media, saying that while many CEOs are hands-off, "it's not clear to me that Mr. Zuckerberg is one of them."
July 11, 2024
TikTok's Bid For Users' Device Data Found Overbroad

A California federal magistrate judge overseeing discovery in multidistrict litigation over claims that social media is addictive denied TikTok's request Thursday for "full" forensic images of all personal devices bellwether plaintiffs used to access its platform, telling defense counsel that he's concerned about the "overbreadth" of the request and privacy issues.
June 21, 2024
Meta's Child Porn Defense 'Disingenuous,' MDL Judge Says

A California federal judge appeared skeptical Friday of Meta's bid to cut child pornography possession allegations from sprawling multidistrict litigation over social media platforms' allegedly addictive designs, telling defense counsel that Meta's claim it didn't know about the illegal content on its platforms is "a bit disingenuous."