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Civil Procedure

Oct. 21, 2026

Meta, Snap seek tighter injury standards in next social media trial

Meta and Snap want jurors in the next social media addiction trial to apply Mississippi and Illinois standards for psychological injuries and causation. Plaintiffs say the companies misstate those laws.

Meta Platforms Inc. and Snap Inc. are seeking stricter standards for proving psychological injuries and causation in the next social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, citing laws from the plaintiffs' home states that their attorneys say the companies misinterpret.

In briefs filed Monday, the companies argued that Mississippi law should govern plaintiff K.D.B.'s negligence claims and Illinois law should govern those of plaintiff S.J., rather than relying primarily on Ca...

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