"Meta Platforms Inc., ByteDance Ltd., Alphabet Inc. and Snap Inc. must face trial over claims that they designed their social media platforms to addict youths, a judge ruled, clearing the way for the first of thousands of cases to be presented to juries."
"Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl on Wednesday ruled against the companies on their last chance to avoid trial. Kuhl trimmed a negligence allegation from one case, but allowed other claims to proceed after lawyers have spent years pouring through evidence and dueling over legal theories."
Meta Platforms Inc., ByteDance Ltd., Alphabet Inc. and Snap Inc. will face trial on allegations that their social media platforms were designed to addict youths. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl rejected the companies' final bid to avoid jury trials. Kuhl removed a negligence allegation from one case while allowing other claims to continue. The rulings open the path for the first of thousands of related cases to go before juries. Lawyers for both sides have spent years reviewing evidence and disputing legal theories in advance of trial proceedings.
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