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• Social Media Addiction MDL Trials Set To Begin June 15 and Aug. 6, 2026

  February 19, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The first two federal social media addiction lawsuit trials will begin this summer involving claims that platforms like Facebook, TikTok and SnapChat intentionally designed their sites to cause addictive, compulsive behavior in children to maximize engagement.

• TikTok Settles Lawsuit Over Social Media Addiction on Eve of Trial

  January 28, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  TikTok has reached an undisclosed social media addiction lawsuit settlement agreement shortly before the first bellwether trial begins in Los Angeles Superior Court in California.

• Snapchat Settlement Reached in Social Media Addiction Lawsuit

  January 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Snap Inc. has reportedly reached a settlement agreement that removes it as a defendant from the first social media addiction lawsuit trial, which begins in California state court in several days.

• Tianeptine Overdose Lawsuit Filed Over ZaZa, Tianaa, TD and Pegasus Supplement Side Effects

  January 7, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Pennsylvania woman’s lawsuit alleges that “gas station heroin” products containing tianeptine were sold as dietary supplements in convenience stores and smoke shops despite functioning as addictive opioid-like drugs, which contributed to her sister’s fatal overdose.

• States Seek To Combine Meta Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Claims Into Single Trial

  December 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of attorneys general have requested that nearly 30 state lawsuits against Meta over claims it caused youth social media addiction be unified into one consolidated complaint.

• Judges Reject Second Attempt To Centralize Video Game Addiction Lawsuits

  December 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A request to consolidate all gateway video game addiction lawsuits focused specifically on Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite was again rejected by a panel of federal judges who say the litigation is too broad.

• Lawsuit Alleges TikTok Causes Mental Health Problems for Young Users

  December 10, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The state of Hawaii has filed a youth social media addiction lawsuit against ByteDance, alleging that TikTok is contributing to mental health harms among Hawaii’s children.

• Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite Designed to Cause Video Game Addiction, Lawsuit Alleges

  December 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Mother's video game addiction lawsuit claims Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite were specifically designed to addict young children with zero regard for the mental health damage that could follow.

• Reducing Social Media Use Can Improve Teen Mental Health: Study

  December 3, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that taking week-long breaks from social media can improve teen mental health and lessen their reliance on the platforms.

• First Federal Social Media Addiction Trial To Be Held in Oakland, California

  November 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A judge has scheduled the first federal social media addiction lawsuit trial to be held in Oakland, California sometime next summer.