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7 School District Negligence Lawsuits Added to MDL vs. Social Media Platforms

Seven school district lawsuits against social media companies were added to the Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation (docket 4:22-md-3047) assigned to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, said notices Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Northern California…

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in Oakland. The seven related cases allege Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube created a “youth mental health crisis” in the U.S. and claim public nuisance and negligence against the parent companies. Over 300 similar school district cases, in various states of transfer, comprise the member list of the MDL.