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Meta Escapes Second Addiction Trial
The lawsuit against Meta regarding social media addiction has been dropped by the plaintiff, R.K.C., just days before a scheduled trial in California. This dismissal follows a previous ruling in New Mexico where a jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for negligence related to similar claims. The plaintiff had already settled with TikTok, Snap, and YouTube for undisclosed amounts prior to this case being withdrawn.
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The trial was set to focus on allegations of harmful products and was scheduled for next week.
Meta asserted that the claims were baseless and did not have to pay any settlement in this case.
Meta still faces seven more bellwether cases in California and additional claims in federal court.
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