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TikTok nears settlements for three upcoming addiction lawsuits
The agreements, still subject to written documentation, follow TikTok’s earlier settlements in Los Angeles Superior Court and keep additional bellwether trials on track for October.
TikTok is finalizing agreements to settle three upcoming trials tied to claims that its video platform is addictive and harmful to minors, according to Insurance Journal. Plaintiffs’ attorneys Joseph VanZandt of Beasley Allen and Emily Jeffcott of Morgan & Morgan said TikTok has resolved the matters in principle with their clients, pending finalization of a written settlement agreement.
The settlement amounts are confidential, the attorneys said in an email, and TikTok did not respond to a request for comment. The trio of cases is part of broader litigation across major social media companies, including individual plaintiffs and actions by US school districts and state attorneys general.
Insurance Journal reports that TikTok already settled two separate personal injury cases scheduled for trial in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this year. Meta Platforms, Google’s YouTube, and Snap’s Snapchat are facing more than 3,000 individual complaints from young users or their families alleging addiction and harm to children’s mental health.
The cases are described as bellwethers, intended to test arguments and indicate how similar claims may fare. Insurance Journal notes that prior trials have produced mixed outcomes, with a February jury finding Meta and Google liable in a case awarding $6 million in damages, while TikTok and Snap settled before a July trial and October trials are still set for other defendants.