40 results

• 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.

• Social Media Harm Lawsuit Set To Go Before California Jury in Jan. 2026

  October 23, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A California judge has rescheduled the first three bellwether trials involving social media harm lawsuits, with the first going before a jury in late January.

• Gambling Livestreams May Be Harming Young Adults: Study

  October 16, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that gambling livestreams on social media may significantly increase the risk of gambling addiction and related harm among young adults.

• Lawsuits Over Social Media Mental Health Risks Clear Major Hurdle in California State Court

  September 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A judge in California state court has determined that plaintiffs' expert witnesses are qualified to argue before juries that platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok took actions that harmed the mental health of children.

• Competing Bellwether Trial Schedules Submitted for Social Media Addiction Lawsuits

  September 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Unable to agree on which of six school district social media addiction lawsuits should be the first to go to trial, parties have asked a federal judge to step in.

• Meta Whistleblower Claims VR Child Safety Research Was Hidden by Company: Report

  September 10, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Multiple current and former employees claim Meta buried internal research that warned its virtual reality platforms put children at risk, an allegation the company denies.

• Student Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Brought by School Districts Will Be First MDL Bellwether Trials

  September 2, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Claims that allege social media platforms are intentionally designed to cause addiction in students will be the first federal lawsuits to go before juries.

• Deadlines in Teen Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Extended by MDL Judge

  August 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has granted a three-week extension to preparations being made for the first federal social media addiction bellwether trials.

• Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Set for Trial in California State Court in November 2025

  July 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A series of social media addiction lawsuit trials will begin this November in California state court, as federal bellwether cases are prepared for likely 2026 trial dates.

• Judge Selects 11 Social Media Addiction Lawsuits for MDL Bellwether Jury Trials

  June 24, 2025

  Russell Maas

  A federal judge has selected five individual social media addiction lawsuits, as well as six others filed by various school districts across the country, to serve as potential bellwether jury trials.