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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May 23, 2024
TikTok, YouTube Must Produce European Privacy Data In MDL

A California federal magistrate judge overseeing discovery in multidistrict litigation over whether social media platforms' design is addictive ordered TikTok and YouTube on Thursday to give American personal injury plaintiffs certain technical documents regarding the companies' safety features implemented in Europe and Australia, which have tougher consumer privacy laws.
May 13, 2024
Zuckerberg Challenges Basis Of Personal Claims In Meta MDL

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is asking a California federal court to throw out claims against him in multidistrict litigation over social media platforms' allegedly addictive design, saying the personal injury plaintiffs haven't shown he took affirmative actions that would make him personally liable.
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."
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.
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.
March 22, 2024
Social Media MDL Jury Issue Put On Hold For Justices' Ruling

A California federal judge said Friday that she will聽await the U.S. Supreme Court's anticipated decision in SEC v. Jarkesy before聽deciding whether states' claims in multidistrict litigation over social media platforms' allegedly addictive design must go to a jury,聽after the plaintiffs' counsel argued that the case before the high court could implicate tech companies' Seventh Amendment rights.
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."
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."
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.
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.