16 results

• Social Media Addiction Trial Ends in $6M Verdict Against Meta, Google

  March 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta and Google have been ordered to pay $6 million in damages to a woman who says she suffered anxiety and depression because sites like Facebook and YouTube are designed to cause social media addiction.

• Jury Orders Meta To Pay $375M Over Teenage Addiction, Mental Health Risks

  March 25, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A New Mexico jury has determined Meta should pay the state $375 million for violations of state laws that put minors who use Facebook and Instagram at risk of mental and physical harm and exploitation.

• Lawsuit Filed Against New Mexico Water Utility for Allowing Unfiltered Arsenic in Drinking Water

  November 26, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A New Mexico water utility failed to warn residents about high levels of arsenic water contamination for years, and even shut down its arsenic treatment processes for at least a year, a recent lawsuit alleges.

• Snapchat Lawsuit Alleges Social Media Platform Promotes Child Sexual Exploitation

  September 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The New Mexico Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the operators of Snapchat, saying that child sexual exploitation, trafficking and trading of sexual content involving children is rampant on the video and picture trading app.

• U.S. Claims Immunity in Some PFAS Water Contamination Lawsuits Over Use of AFFF Foam on Military Bases

  February 28, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The federal government claims it has immunity to about 30 PFAS water contamination lawsuits filed over the use of toxic firefighting foam at a New Mexico military base.

• JUUL to Pay $462M to Resolve Vaping Nicotine Addiction Lawsuits Filed by Six States

  April 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New York, California and several other states have reached a $462 million settlement agreement to resolve JUUL teen vaping addiction lawsuits.

• JUUL Lawsuit Filed By New Mexico Attorney General Over Alleged Marketing To Children

  May 12, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  New Mexico filed a lawsuit against JUUL, claiming the company intentionally marketed vaping products to minors to create a generation of underage nicotine addicts.

• Plavix Lawsuit Filed By New Mexico Attorney General

  September 28, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Plavix, saying they engaged in deceptive and unfair marketing by failing to warn the medical community of the drug's potential side effects, and that it did not work for some due to genetic factors.

• Fed-Ex Truck Accident Lawsuit Results in $165M Verdict for Wrongful Death

  January 27, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The family of a New Mexico woman and her daughter, killed in a 2011 accident, was awarded $165 million in a wrongful verdict against FedEx.

• Taco Bell Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak That Sickened 68

  February 2, 2012

  Staff Writers

  A salmonella food poisoning outbreak that sickened 68 people in 10 states last fall has been linked to Taco Bell.