Social Media Addiction Litigation Heats Up as Meta Faces Trials in California and Tennessee August 19, 2026 Meta is now defending itself in two major trials over allegations that its social media platforms were designed in ways that harm children and teenagers, as litigation over alleged social media addiction continues to intensify across the country. Opening statements began August 18 in federal court in Oakland, California, in a closely watched case involving […] Read More
First Federal NEC Baby Formula Bellwether Trial Begins Against Mead Johnson August 17, 2026 The first federal bellwether trial over allegations that cow’s-milk-based baby formula can cause necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants begins Monday in Chicago, marking a pivotal moment in litigation involving hundreds of families across the country. The case, Inman v. Mead Johnson & Co., is the first lawsuit in the federal NEC baby formula multidistrict […] Read More
Expert Links Prescription Opioid Supply to Washington’s Addiction Crisis August 14, 2026 On Wednesday, Columbia University epidemiology professor Katherine Keyes testified that the increased availability of prescription opioids beginning in the early 2000s helped set the stage for later waves of heroin and synthetic opioid use, including fentanyl. Keyes described the crisis as a three-wave epidemic. According to her testimony, the widespread distribution of prescription opioids was […] Read More
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