Meta & Children's Online SafetyMeta Children’s Online Safety Litigation
Bellwether / Tag-AlongK.D.B. v. Meta
Current Status
- Trial 10/28/2026, consolidated with S.J. 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 — K.D.B. v. Meta
Applies to: K.D.B. v. Meta
Source type not recordedOriginal complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. 23STCV28939.
— Ordered as Trial Group 2c (third) — K.D.B. v. Meta
Applies to: K.D.B. v. Meta
Source type not recordedCourt's Ruling on Selection/Ordering of Bellwether Trial Plaintiffs designates K.D.B. as the third of three Trial Group 2 plaintiffs, alongside S.J. and P.M.Y.
— TikTok settled — K.D.B. v. Meta
Applies to: K.D.B. v. Meta
Source type not recordedTikTok settles with K.D.B. 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 — K.D.B. v. Meta
Applies to: K.D.B. v. Meta
Source type not recordedCourt rules on Meta's motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication.
— Product liability claims dismissed — K.D.B. v. Meta
Applies to: K.D.B. v. Meta
Source type not recordedThe court grants judgment on the pleadings against K.D.B.'s product liability claims.
— Consolidated for trial — K.D.B. v. Meta
Applies to: K.D.B. 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 — K.D.B. v. Meta
Applies to: K.D.B. v. Meta
Source type not recordedBellwether trial against Meta, YouTube and Snap, tried with S.J. before one jury.