New Jersey Teen Drops 3rd Bellwether Social Media Suit Against Meta, YouTube and Snap
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 20
New Jersey Teen Drops 3rd Bellwether Social Media Suit Against Meta, YouTube and Snap
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 20
Summary
P.M.Y., a New Jersey plaintiff who sued in 2023 at age 14, dismissed her bellwether case against Meta, YouTube and Snap ahead of an October trial in Los Angeles County.
The teenager had already settled similar claims against TikTok for an undisclosed sum, and her lawyer said she dropped the remaining claims so she could resume her life.
The dismissal gives the companies a reprieve in one of nine California bellwether personal-injury cases testing whether platform designs can trigger damages and force product changes.
That track has produced mixed results: a California woman won $6 million against Meta and YouTube in January, while a Florida teen's case was dropped last month after settlements with TikTok, Snap and YouTube.
The broader legal fight is still expanding, with thousands of similar suits pending and a federal trial launched this week by four state attorneys general accusing Meta of child-privacy and consumer-law violations.