META WON’T HAVE TO FACE THE NEXT PLANNED SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION TRIAL
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Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom, the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case. Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second in a set of bellwether trials meant to test legal arguments that social media giants allegedly broke the law by…
According to The Verge, Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom, the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case.
The available RSS description adds: Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second in a set of bellwether trials meant to test legal arguments that social media giants allegedly broke the law by…
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- The Verge: Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom, the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case.
- The Verge: Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second in a set of bellwether trials meant to test legal arguments that social media giants allegedly broke the law by…
- The Verge: TikTok, Snap, and YouTube previously settled claims brought by R.K.C.
- The Verge: "In light of the overall successful result of the litigation and his concerns about enduring a grueling weekslong trial, he has elect … Read the full story at The Verge.
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