TikTok Settling Three Teen Social Media Lawsuits Ahead of Trial
The deals would resolve claims by three teen plaintiffs who say TikTok’s platform caused addiction and mental health harms, attorneys said.
- On Monday, TikTok agreed to settle three lawsuits brought by teen plaintiffs who allege the platform's design caused addiction and mental health harm, according to a lawyer representing the claimants.
- These three cases were selected as bellwether trials from about 3,300 lawsuits consolidated before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl, who oversees claims that social media platforms harm young users.
- Plaintiffs include S.J., a 15-year-old from Illinois; P.M.Y., a 15-year-old from New Jersey; and K.D.B., an 18-year-old from Mississippi, according to lawyer Joseph VanZardt, who noted settlement terms remain confidential.
- Claims against Meta Platforms, Google's YouTube, and Snap Inc's Snapchat continue, with three personal injury trials still scheduled for October for the remaining defendants.
- Social media companies deny the allegations, maintaining they take steps to ensure user safety, as another 2,600 cases remain pending in California federal court.
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TikTok settles trio of social media addiction lawsuits in Los Angeles
The terms of the TikTok settlements are confidential and subject to the finalization of written settlement agreements, plaintiffs’ attorneys Joseph VanZandt of Beasley Allen and Emily Jeffcott of Morgan & Morgan said in a joint statement.
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TikTok has a consistent answer to the lawsuits accusing it of harming children: settle, quietly, before a jury sees the evidence. On Monday it did so again. The company has agreed to settle three cases it was scheduled to fight in October, Reuters reported. The three were bellwethers, test cases drawn from roughly 3,300 suits […] This story continues at The Next Web
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TikTok Moves to Settle 3 Teen Mental Health Lawsuits Before October Trials
TikTok has agreed to settle three separate lawsuits filed by teenagers who claim the company’s platform and those of other social media firms were designed to addict young users to the detriment of their mental health. The settlements are confidential and still need final written agreements, Joseph VanZandt, a lawyer representing the teenagers, said Monday. TikTok did not immediately return a request for comment. The three cases come amid a mu…
TikTok has settled three representative lawsuits alleging social media addiction and mental health damage among youth just before trials. As this case was a pilot trial selected as a representative example for approximately 3,300 ongoing class action lawsuits regarding social media addiction in the United States, attention is now focused on the progress of similar lawsuits in the future. According to Reuters on the 3rd (local time), TikTok [sett…
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