Social media youth harm
MDL 3047 and JCCP 5255, N.D. Cal. and Cal. state court, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
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Test trials are set or under way.
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- Bellwether trials
- Campaign window
- Open
- Coordination
- MDL 3047 and JCCP 5255
- Court
- N.D. Cal. and Cal. state court
- Judge
- Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
- Category
- Tech and platforms
- Defendants
- Meta, Google (YouTube), TikTok/ByteDance, Snap
Updated . Maintained by Jacob Malherbe.
New federal cases per week
66 new cases in the last 7 days. New dockets in N.D. Cal. and Cal. state court naming the defendants, from CourtListener's public federal docket index. The outlined bar is the current week so far.
Counts new N.D. Cal. cases naming Meta Platforms. Most are personal injury product cases, but some may be unrelated suits.
Jacob Score: 63
Litigation strength from 0 to 100. Last reviewed Sep 2, 2026. How it's set
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- Verdicts
What changed
- Oct 5, 2026
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NewsClass action lawsuit: School District of Jefferson joining litigation against social media companies - Sep 30, 2026
NewsWest Fork joins more than 800 school districts nationwide in social media lawsuit - Sep 29, 2026
NewsAfter Court Ruling, Zuckerberg Set to Testify Again About Social Media Addiction - Sep 28, 2026
NewsMinors can't enter contracts: Supreme Court wants statutory rules on 18-year age limit for social media - Sep 28, 2026
NewsTikTok On Trial: Alabama Says Platform Hurts Kids Mental Health - Sep 27, 2026
NewsTikTok settles Alabama teen safety lawsuit for $100 million - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok to pay Alabama at least $100m to settle teen safety lawsuit - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok settles with Alabama for at least $100M and agrees to new safety rules for kids - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok will pay Alabama $100 million to settle social media addiction lawsuit - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok settles with Alabama for at least $100M and agrees to new safety rules for kids - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok settles with Alabama for at least $100M and agrees to new safety rules for kids - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok settles for over $100 million in mental health lawsuit, Alabama AG says - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok to Pay Alabama $100M in Child Safety Addiction Settlement - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok to Pay Alabama $100 Million in First State Settlement Over Teen Addiction Claims - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok settles for over $100 million in mental health lawsuit, Alabama AG says - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok Will Pay Alabama $100 Million To Settle Social Media Addiction Lawsuit - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims - Sep 26, 2026
NewsTikTok Agrees to at Least $100m Payout and Ban Teen Beauty Filter as Parents Gain New Protections - Sep 25, 2026
NewsTikTok reaches $100M settlement with Alabama over youth addiction claims, ahead of landmark trial
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