Civil Procedure
May 14, 2026
Judge keeps deposition protocol in social media bellwether dispute
A Los Angeles judge ruled that an existing deposition protocol will govern questioning of a newly added therapist witness in the next social media addiction bellwether trial.
The judge overseeing the social media addiction cases in Los Angeles indicated Wednesday that she would continue applying an existing deposition protocol, siding with the companies in a dispute over who should first question the plaintiff's new therapist ahead of the next bellwether trial.
During an informal discovery conference, Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl agreed with the companies that the protocol governing treating health care provider depositions should also appl...
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