Meta & Children's Online SafetyMeta Children’s Online Safety Litigation
Bellwether / Tag-AlongR.K.C. v. Meta
Current Status
- Ended 7/22/2026: plaintiff settled with Google, TikTok, and Snap on confidential terms and dismissed the remaining claims against Meta without payment from Meta.
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Timeline (8)
— Complaint filed — R.K.C. v. Meta
Applies to: R.K.C. v. Meta
Source type not recordedOriginal complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. 23STCV31485.
— Ordered as Trial Group 1c (third) — R.K.C. v. Meta
Applies to: R.K.C. v. Meta
Source type not recordedCourt's Ruling on Selection/Ordering of Bellwether Trial Plaintiffs designates R.K.C. as the third of three Trial Group 1 plaintiffs, behind Heaven Moore and K.G.M.
— Ruling on R.K.C.'s own motion for summary adjudication — R.K.C. v. Meta
Applies to: R.K.C. v. Meta
Source type not recordedThe court rules on R.K.C.'s own motion for summary adjudication, heard alongside the defendants' summary judgment motions and decided on submission.
— Ruling on Meta's motion for summary judgment — R.K.C. v. Meta
Applies to: R.K.C. v. Meta
Source type not recordedCourt rules on Meta's motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication.
— Ruling on the strict liability claims — R.K.C. v. Meta
Applies to: R.K.C. v. Meta
Source type not recordedCourt rules on defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings against R.K.C.'s strict liability causes of action, set for hearing in January, heard 3/30/2026 and decided on submission.
— Google and YouTube settled — R.K.C. v. Meta
Applies to: R.K.C. v. Meta
Source type not recordedGoogle and YouTube settle with R.K.C. on confidential terms, a week before TikTok.
— TikTok settled — R.K.C. v. Meta
Applies to: R.K.C. v. Meta
Source type not recordedTikTok settles with R.K.C., announced 6/30/2026, four weeks before the scheduled trial, leaving Meta and Snap to face the jury.
— Meta dismissed without prejudice — R.K.C. v. Meta
Applies to: R.K.C. v. Meta
Source type not recordedR.K.C. files a Request for Dismissal without prejudice as to the Meta entities, a day after Snap settled tentatively and without any payment from Meta. The dismissal is entered 7/23/2026 and the court vacates the 7/27/2026 jury trial the same day.