Rachel Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm has been appointed co-lead counsel along with attorneys from four other firms in the consolidated litigation on behalf of individuals, organizations, and governmental agencies to recover the costs incurred in treating addiction-induced behaviors caused by the excessive use of social media platforms. Defendants in the litigation include giant companies such as Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, X, and Instagram.
In this capacity Ms. Lanier and her co-counsel will coordinate service and filings for all plaintiffs and be the only attorneys permitted to file pleadings in the case being held in Superior Court for the State of California.
“Social media addiction can impact every aspect of an individual’s life, especially among adolescents,” says Ms. Lanier. “The evidence links conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders and eating disorders to a dependence on social media use, and these companies knowingly prey on this addiction to support their profits. I’m pleased to have the confidence and support of my colleagues in this litigation in leading the fight to gain justice.”
Attorneys from the following firms are also serving as co-lead counsel: Beasley Allen, Kiesel Law, Morgan & Morgan, and Panish Shea Ravipudi.
The Lanier Law Firm is recognized as one of the nation’s most successful firms in gaining high-profile verdicts and settlements for plaintiffs in product liability litigation, and Ms. Lanier has played key roles in the firm’s success in matters such as the talc-ovarian cancer litigation against Johnson & Johnson and opioid litigation against retail pharmacies.
