Civil Procedure
Apr. 29, 2026
Breakdown between parent, counsel stalls social media addiction case
Law firm cited irreparable conflict as judge allowed withdrawal and granted time to secure new representation.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl
Social media companies took a backseat Tuesday in the latest coordinated youth addiction dispute as the firm that launched the suits sought to withdraw from representing a plaintiff parent, telling a judge the relationship was "irretrievably broken" amid conflicts over how her children's case should be handled.
Because the parent's claims are not part of the bellwether pool in the litigation that accuses Meta Platforms Inc. and other companies of designing addict...
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