Social media companies designed their platforms to keep young people watching, scrolling, and coming back. When excessive social media use contributes to serious mental health harm, families deserve answers.
Lyfe Law represents eligible young people and families throughout California in claims involving Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube.
Free and confidential case review.
You may qualify for a social media addiction claim if the affected person:
Every situation is different. Lyfe Law can review the facts and explain the available legal options.
For many young people, social media use goes beyond entertainment. Platform features such as endless scrolling, personalized recommendations, notifications, engagement metrics, and autoplay can encourage repeated and compulsive use.
Lawsuits filed across the country allege that certain social media companies designed these features while failing to provide adequate warnings about the potential risks to children and teenagers.
These cases may involve serious emotional, psychological, and physical consequences that affect the young person and the entire family.
Eligible claims may involve a professionally diagnosed condition such as:
Depression
Anxiety
Eating disorders
Body dysmorphia
Self-harm
Suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts
Sleep disorders
Other serious mental health conditions
A diagnosis alone does not automatically establish a claim. Medical records, social media history, usage patterns, and evidence connecting the condition to platform use may all affect eligibility.
Current social media addiction litigation includes claims involving major platforms such as:
A claim may involve one platform or several platforms used over an extended period.
Parents and families may notice:
These signs do not prove that social media caused a mental health condition. They may, however, help establish a broader pattern when supported by professional records and other evidence.
Thousands of personal injury cases have been filed against major social media companies. Many federal cases have been coordinated as MDL No. 3047 in the Northern District of California.
The lawsuits generally allege that certain platforms incorporated features intended to increase engagement among children and teenagers, contributed to compulsive use, and failed to provide adequate warnings about potential mental health risks.
Potentially relevant evidence may include:
Do not delete social media accounts, messages, screen-time records, or other information that could relate to the claim.
Lyfe Law can:
Your consultation is free and confidential.
Depending on the facts of the case, compensation may be available for:
Medical and mental health treatment
Therapy and counseling
Hospitalization expenses
Pain and suffering
Emotional distress
Loss of quality of life
Other damages permitted by law
No result can be guaranteed. The value and viability of each case depend on its specific facts and supporting evidence.
Lyfe Law is currently reviewing California cases involving people under 25 who began using social media before age 18, averaged at least three hours of use per day, have a diagnosed mental health condition, and have documentation connecting the condition to social media use.
A parent or legal guardian may be able to pursue a claim on behalf of a minor. Lyfe Law can review the circumstances and explain who may bring the claim.
Usage history, screen-time reports, account information, and other digital records may help support a claim. You should preserve any available records.
Potential cases may involve diagnosed depression, anxiety, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, sleep disorders, or other serious mental health conditions. Eligibility depends on the full facts of the case.
Many federal cases are being coordinated through multidistrict litigation known as MDL No. 3047. An MDL coordinates shared pretrial matters, but each claimant generally maintains an individual case.
Lyfe Law provides free and confidential case evaluations.
Legal deadlines vary based on factors including the person’s age, location, injuries, and circumstances. Contact an attorney as soon as possible to have the applicable deadline reviewed.
If you believe social media contributed to your child’s or a young person’s diagnosed mental health condition, Lyfe Law is ready to review what happened.
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