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Torts/Personal Injury

Jul. 9, 2026

LA Judge narrows evidence disputes before 2nd social media trial

Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl resolved major pretrial disputes over punitive damages, executive testimony and expert evidence, largely setting the framework for the second Los Angeles social media addiction bellwether trial.

LA Judge narrows evidence disputes before 2nd social media  trial
Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl

The framework for the second trial in Los Angeles' coordinated social media addiction cases was largely set Wednesday after a judge resolved key pretrial disputes over expert evidence, punitive damages and how testimony from the companies' top executives may be reused across the bellwether proceedings.

The rulings by Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl came less than three weeks before jury selection is set to begin in the case brought by a Florida minor identified as R.K...

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