Torts/Personal Injury,
Technology
Apr. 8, 2026
Faith guided approach to social media addiction trial, Lanier says
The famed Texas lawyer talks about key moments in the landmark trial against Meta and YouTube in Los Angeles, and about not being "evil."
Three key courtroom moments, W. Mark Lanier said, led to his March 25 win of a landmark $6 million verdict at a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles targeting mental health harms allegedly caused by Meta Platforms Inc. and Google LLC's YouTube.
His litigation strategy was guided by Lanier's Christian faith as he represented the plaintiff, a now-20-year-old Kaley G.M., who said she started using YouTube at 6 and developed a debilitating addiction to social media plat...
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