LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff $3 million in damages.
The attorney leading the plaintiffs’ legal team is Mark Lanier, regarded as one of the top civil attorneys in the United States. He grew up in Lubbock and is a 1984 graduate of the Texas Tech School of Law. In 2015 the School of Law honored Lanier as a distinguished alumnus, and Texas Tech University celebrated Lanier with its distinguished alumnus award in 2016.
The AP reported Wednesday: Lawyers representing Kaley, led by Mark Lanier, were tasked with proving that the respective defendants’ negligence was a substantial factor in causing Kaley’s harm. They pointed to specific design features they said were designed to “hook” young users, like the “infinite” nature of feeds that allowed for an endless supply of content, autoplay features, and even notifications.
This is just the latest of many major victories for Lanier…