Meta & Children's Online SafetyMeta Children’s Online Safety Litigation
Bellwether / Tag-AlongS.J. v. Meta
Current Status
- Trial 10/28/2026, consolidated with K.D.B. before one jury, with fifty hours for each side. - TikTok settled with her in early August 2026. Meta, YouTube and Snap remain as defendants.
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Timeline (7)
— Complaint filed — S.J. v. Meta
Applies to: S.J. v. Meta
Source type not recordedOriginal complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court as Amber Giovannetti, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., et al., Case No. 23STCV04303.
— Ordered as Trial Group 2a (first) — S.J. v. Meta
Applies to: S.J. v. Meta
Source type not recordedCourt's Ruling on Selection/Ordering of Bellwether Trial Plaintiffs designates S.J. as the first of three Trial Group 2 plaintiffs, alongside P.M.Y. and K.D.B.
— TikTok settled — S.J. v. Meta
Applies to: S.J. v. Meta
Source type not recordedTikTok settles with S.J. on confidential terms, resolving in principle with all three Trial Pool 2 plaintiffs at once and leaving Meta, YouTube and Snap for trial.
— Ruling on Meta's motion for summary judgment — S.J. v. Meta
Applies to: S.J. v. Meta
Source type not recordedCourt rules on Meta's motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication.
— Product liability claims dismissed — S.J. v. Meta
Applies to: S.J. v. Meta
Source type not recordedThe court grants judgment on the pleadings against S.J.'s product liability claims.
— Consolidated for trial — S.J. v. Meta
Applies to: S.J. v. Meta
Source type not recordedThe court grants S.J. and K.D.B.'s motion to be tried together before one jury on 10/28/2026, over defendants' opposition, with fifty hours for each side.
— Scheduled trial date — S.J. v. Meta
Applies to: S.J. v. Meta
Source type not recordedBellwether trial against Meta, YouTube and Snap, tried with K.D.B. before one jury.