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A coalition of 29 US states is pursuing a landmark case against Meta, seeking roughly $200 billion in penalties for allegedly designing addictive products targeting children. Prosecutors compare the case to historic tobacco litigation.
Jury selection has commenced in a landmark California trial where Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, faces allegations of harming children. Legal experts characterise the case as social media's defining moment comparable to historic tobacco litigation.
A US federal appeals court has rejected attempts by Meta and TikTok to block thousands of lawsuits alleging harm to young social media users, clearing the path for litigation involving over 3,100 consolidated cases to proceed.
Meta faces a pivotal federal trial in Oakland beginning August 12, where four US states will argue the company deliberately designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children. The case seeks damages up to US$1.4 trillion and could reshape how social media operates.
Favelle Favco Bhd and its US subsidiary Favelle Favco Cranes (USA) Inc are among 13 defendants in a lawsuit seeking US$52.5 million in damages over a crane incident that occurred in New York in July 2023.
A Chinese court has ordered a newlywed couple and nine others to pay US$34,000 to a bridesmaid who suffered a serious spinal injury during a traditional wedding hazing prank that went dangerously wrong.
YouTube has appealed a landmark Los Angeles court verdict that found the platform's design features substantially contributed to a young woman's social media addiction and mental health deterioration, following Meta's similar appeal filing.