Virginia’s Lawsuit Against TikTok Gets Green Light to Proceed in State Court October 28, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Virginia’s lawsuit against TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance Ltd. will move forward in state court, despite TikTok’s efforts...
Meta, TikTok Can Be Sued by Mother of NYC Teen Killed While ‘Subway Surfing’ June 30, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance must face a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy...
TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death, Appeals Court Rules August 28, 2024 By Nate Raymond A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after...
Kids Suing Social Media Over Addiction Find a Win Amid Losses October 16, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Minors and parents suing Meta Inc.’s Facebook and other technology giants for the kids’ social media platform addictions won an...
Supreme Court Leaves Intact Social Media Liability Shield in Win for Google, Twitter May 18, 2023 By Greg Stohr and Emily Birnbaum The US Supreme Court left in place a broad liability shield for social media companies for content posted by users,...
Supreme Court YouTube Decision Could Shape Protections for ChatGPT and AI April 25, 2023 When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken a powerful shield protecting internet companies, the...
Supreme Court Begins Hearing Challenge to Internet Firms’ Legal Shield February 21, 2023 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a major case that could weaken a legal shield that protects...
Google Case at Supreme Court Risks Upending the Internet as We Know It February 16, 2023 By Emily Birnbaum An upcoming Supreme Court case could answer one of the toughest questions of the internet age: Should online companies be...
TikTok Found Not Liable in Death of Girl in Strangulation Challenge October 28, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Federal communications law shields the video-sharing site TikTok Inc. from responsibility for the death of a 10 year-old girl who...
Social Media Company Liability Draws US Supreme Court Scrutiny October 3, 2022 By Greg Stohr The US Supreme Court will decide whether social media companies can be sued over targeted content recommendations, agreeing to hear...