A school district’s lawsuit against Meta for mental health costs was set for trial next month. Zuckerberg settled
Meta has settled a lawsuit with a Kentucky school district regarding mental health costs associated with social media use. This case was set to be a bellwether trial among over 1,200 similar lawsuits filed by school districts. The settlement terms remain undisclosed, but the district had sought over $60 million for a program to address mental health issues linked to social media.
- ▪Meta settled a lawsuit with the Breathitt County School District in Kentucky.
- ▪The lawsuit was part of a larger group of over 1,200 cases filed by school districts.
- ▪The district sought more than $60 million to address mental health issues caused by social media.
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Social media companies including Meta have settled the first of many lawsuits brought by hundreds of school districts seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with harms to children’s mental health from social media addiction.Recommended Video The lawsuit brought by a small, rural Kentucky school district was set to go to trial next month in federal court in Oakland, California. The judge and the parties selected it as a bellwether case — essentially a test for both sides to see how their arguments play out before a jury — out of 1,200 similar cases. The settlement only applies to the Breathitt County School District.
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