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The case is among a wave of lawsuits accusing social media companies of deliberately hooking kids on their apps, leading to mental health problems.
The plaintiff's lawyer told NPR, Another defendant, Snapchat, reached its own undisclosed settlement last week.
The outcome of a few trials, including the one in L.A.,
could help open the door to a wider settlement, with more than 1,000 individuals, school districts, and state attorneys general suing the tech companies in state and federal court.
The case is among a wave of lawsuits accusing social media companies of deliberately hooking kids on their apps, leading to mental health problems.
The plaintiff's lawyer told NPR terms of TikTok settlement with the teenage plaintiff in the case in California State Court were confidential.
Another defendant, Snapchat, reached its own undisclosed settlement last week.
The outcome of a few trials, including the one in L.A., could help open the door to a wider settlement, with more than 1,000 individuals, school districts, and state attorneys general suing the tech companies in state and federal court.
The case is among a wave of lawsuits accusing social media companies of deliberately hooking kids on their apps leading to mental health problems.
The plaintiff's lawyer told NPR terms of TikTok settlement with the teenage plaintiff in the case in California state court were confidential.
Another defendant, Snapchat, reached its own undisclosed settlement last week.