Civil Litigation
Sep. 24, 2025
LA County judge rejects bid to block experts in social media trial
Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl denied social media companies' motion to exclude plaintiffs' experts, finding their testimony on platform design admissible in the upcoming trial over alleged youth addiction and mental health harms.
A Los Angeles County judge has ruled that most plaintiffs' experts can testify in a lawsuit by young internet users against major social media companies in the upcoming bellwether trial accusing them of harming minors due to the design of their platforms.
Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl on Monday rejected an argument by attorneys for the social media companies - including Meta Platforms Inc. and Google LLC -- that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the Firs...
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