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Civil Procedure

Sep. 10, 2026

Judge sets two new social media addiction trials for 2027

A Los Angeles judge set two more social media addiction bellwether trials for 2027 as nearly 3,000 coordinated cases move forward and two minor plaintiffs prepare for trial next month.

Judge sets two new social media addiction trials for 2027
Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl

A Los Angeles judge has mapped out two new rounds of social media addiction bellwether trials for 2027 as the coordinated litigation involving nearly 3,000 cases moves toward its second trial next month.

During a status conference Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl set March 16, 2027, for the next round of bellwether trials involving three remaining cases from the litigation's first discovery pool.

Plaintiffs have until the end of the year to seek a joint...

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