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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Lawsuits Over Social Media Addiction Injuries Cleared To Move Forward in MDL

  March 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has rejected a motion to dismiss claims involving wrongful death and negligence raised in lawsuits over social media addiction brought by families throughout the U.S.

• Facebook, TikTok Named in Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Brought by Native American Tribe Over Harm to Youth

  January 13, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The White Mountain Apache Tribe has filed a social media addiction lawsuit against major platforms, such as Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, alleging they have specifically designed the sites in a way that causes psychological harm to youths.