JPML Notified of 2 Potential Md. School District Tagalong Actions

Covington and Burling attorney Phyllis Jones notified the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Thursday of potential school district tagalong actions in Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation (docket No. 3047). Board of Education of Harford County v. Meta Platforms et al. and Board of Education of Howard County v. Meta Platforms et al., both in U.S. District Court for Maryland in Baltimore, share common questions of fact and law with other actions in the MDL, which alleges Facebook, Instagram, Snap, TikTok and YouTube are fueling a mental health crisis among minors in the U.S.