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Stay informed on the latest developments in MDL No. 3047 that matter to school districts: settlements, court rulings and bellwether activity.

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Last reviewed October 8, 2026. Dates, figures and case status are reported by the linked sources and may change.

Meta Reaches Proposed Settlement With State Attorneys General

About a week into a trial before Judge Gonzalez Rogers, Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general announced a proposed settlement reported at roughly $17 billion over ten years, subject to court approval. The states alleged Meta harmed young users’ mental health. This is a separate state settlement and does not provide funds to school districts; school district claims remain pending.

Read More Source: OPB · Last reviewed October 8, 2026
News

Breathitt County Settlement Terms Reported at About $27 Million

Bloomberg Law reported that the four defendants agreed to pay the Kentucky school district approximately $27 million: Meta $9 million, Snap $8 million, TikTok $8 million and YouTube just over $2 million, along with teacher-training programs. Defendants did not admit liability.

Read More Source: Bloomberg Law · Last reviewed October 8, 2026
Settlements

Meta Settles First School District Bellwether Before Trial

Meta became the last defendant to resolve the Breathitt County Board of Education case, which had been set for trial in Oakland in June 2026. The next school district bellwether trial has been reported as expected in early 2027; a firm date should be confirmed against the court docket.

Read More Source: Courthouse News Service · Last reviewed October 8, 2026
Bellwether Trials

Snap, YouTube and TikTok Settle Breathitt County Bellwether

Three of the four defendants agreed to settle the first school district bellwether case ahead of trial, leaving Meta as the remaining defendant at that time. Terms were not disclosed in court filings when the settlements were announced.

Read More Source: Bloomberg Law · Last reviewed October 8, 2026
Settlements

Court Denies Summary Judgment in Breathitt County Case

Judge Gonzalez Rogers denied the defendants’ motion for summary judgment against the Kentucky district’s claims, allowing the case to proceed toward trial. The district alleges it spent limited resources responding to students’ compulsive social media use.

Read More Source: Bloomberg Law · Last reviewed October 8, 2026
Court Filings

Six School Districts Selected as Bellwether Cases

The court selected six school districts as bellwether cases: Breathitt County (KY), Tucson Unified (AZ), Charleston County (SC), Irvington (NJ), DeKalb County (GA) and Harford County (MD). Bellwether cases help the parties and court test claims and defenses that are shared across many cases.

Read More Source: CBS News Baltimore · Last reviewed October 8, 2026
Bellwether Trials

Court Largely Denies Motion to Dismiss School District Claims

The court granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss the school district master complaint. Some theories (such as those tied to age verification and parental controls) may proceed, while others were found barred by Section 230 or the First Amendment. The court recognized districts’ alleged costs as their own injury.

Read More Source: U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal. · Last reviewed October 8, 2026
Court Filings

MDL No. 3047 Created in the Northern District of California

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation centralized federal social media adolescent addiction cases before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California (No. 4:22-md-03047-YGR). Plaintiffs allege the platforms were designed to encourage compulsive use by minors.

Read More Source: HarrisMartin · Last reviewed October 8, 2026
Court Filings
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