Florida Teen Drops Meta Addiction Suit Before 2nd Bellwether Trial
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Updated · CNN · Jul 22
Florida Teen Drops Meta Addiction Suit Before 2nd Bellwether Trial
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 22
Summary
R.K.C. withdrew his lawsuit against Meta on Wednesday, sparing the company a second bellwether trial that was due to start next week in Los Angeles.
Days before jury selection, Meta had become the sole remaining defendant after the Florida teen settled with YouTube, TikTok and Snap; his lawyers said he chose to avoid a grueling trial and focus on recovery.
Meta said the case was dropped without any payment and cast the outcome as proof it would fight what it called baseless claims over addictive platform design.
The withdrawal interrupts a closely watched run of youth-harm cases after Meta and YouTube were found liable in the first bellwether earlier this year, while other suits against Meta still include an ongoing Tennessee attorney general trial.