Individual Action
Breathitt County School District v. Meta
Breathitt County School District v. Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap Inc., TikTok Inc./ByteDance, and Google LLC (within In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation)
Where it stands
The first federal bellwether trial in the school-district track of MDL 3047, set for June 2026, settled shortly before trial. Records reported by news outlets in late May and early June 2026 put the combined settlement at roughly $27 million: about $9 million from Meta, $8 million from Snap, $8 million from TikTok and more than $2 million from Google/YouTube, plus non-monetary commitments including YouTube-provided teacher training. The district's theory was negligence and public nuisance arising from addictive product design targeting minors. No liability was admitted.
What is not confirmed
The individual member-case docket number and original filing date are not confirmed in the sources reviewed; only the MDL and the settlement amounts are documented. Per-defendant amounts come from records obtained by news outlets, not a court-approved settlement order.The record
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (school-district track of MDL No. 3047)
- Case number
- Docket number not established
- Filed
- Filing date not established
- Defendants
- Meta Platforms, Inc. · Snap Inc. · TikTok Inc. / ByteDance Ltd. · Google LLC (YouTube)
- Plaintiffs
- Public school district seeking reimbursement for costs of responding to student mental-health harms
- Technology at issue
- Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube
- Relief sought
- Abatement and reimbursement of costs incurred addressing student mental-health harms
- Settlement
- Approximately $27 million combined (Meta ~$9M; Snap ~$8M; TikTok ~$8M; Google/YouTube ~$2M+)
Claims pleaded
Sources (3)
- Meta, other social networks will pay $27 million to settle Kentucky school district lawsuitEngadget · 2026-05-29
- Social Media Companies to Pay $27M to Settle Kentucky School District's LawsuitInsurance Journal · 2026-06-02
- WKYT Investigates: Breathitt County schools to receive $27 million settlement from social media companiesWKYT · 2026-06-01
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