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Jury Finds Instagram, YouTube Responsible In Landmark Case On Addictive Platforms
In a landmark decision, a jury found Meta, the parent company of Instagram, and YouTube, owned by Google, liable for negligence in a lawsuit alleging their platforms were designed to addict young users and harm their mental health.
This is the first high-profile trial in the US to hold social media companies financially responsible for their impact on minors' well-being.
The verdict, delivered on Wednesday, March 25, in Los Angeles, awarded $3 million in compensatory damages to 20-year-old Kaley, referred to in court as "KGM." She claimed that her use of Instagram starting at age 9 an…
8-Year-Old PA Boy’s Death Called 'Preventable' As Parents, Mom’s Boyfriend Charged: DA
Three adults are charged after an 8-year-old boy was found dead inside a roach- and bedbug-infested Pennsylvania home, and investigators say none of them got him medical help despite weeks of worsening symptoms, Erie County District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz announced on Friday, Jan. 23.
Teanna Fuller, the child’s biological mother, Joseph Ambrose, the mother’s boyfriend, and Patrick Hayes, the child’s biological father, are each charged in the child’s death in Erie, according to the release.
All three defendants are charged with the following:
Felony Involuntary Manslaughter.
Felony Aggrav…
Lawsuit: Volunteer Coach Among 21 Hurt In PA Football Bus Crash Sues Driver, Transit Company
Twenty-one people were injured — including at least one student who suffered life-altering injuries — when a school bus carrying the Aliquippa Junior High football team crashed in Economy Borough, (Beaver County), Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Aug. 23, authorities said.
Now, volunteer coach Jonathan Morris, who was hospitalized for three days with serious injuries, has filed a lawsuit against the bus driver and ABC Transit, Inc., the company that operated the bus.
Morris, of Aliquippa, was seated directly behind the driver when the bus fishtailed on Shaffer Road, flipped onto its side, and str…
Popular PA Jewish Camp Director Sexually Abused Minor For Years, Bombshell Lawsuit Alleges
A well-known Jewish summer camp for boys in Pennsylvania and several members of its leadership are being sued by a former attendee who alleges he was sexually abused by a senior staff member for years at the camp.
The civil complaint, filed in Pennsylvania state court Monday, June 16, names Camp Dora Golding in East Stroudsburg, its executive director Alexander Gold, and former assistant director Binyamin Daiches. The plaintiff, identified anonymously as “John Doe,” is represented by attorneys from Stark & Stark, P.C.
According to the suit, the alleged abuse occurred over multiple summe…
