A trio of lawsuits filed in state court in Las Vegas seek unspecified damages from TikTok, Snapchat and Meta Platforms, the owner of Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, on claims including deceptive trade practices and negligence.
The lawsuits were filed just ahead of testimony in Congress on Wednesday by top executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap Inc. and other platforms.
John Sadler, a spokesperson for Ford, declined to say whether the Nevada lawsuits were timed to coincide with the congressional hearing.
But Sadler acknowledged the decision to file the cases in state court instead of joining other states in federal court follows a path the state took in opioid damages claims.
“Social media platforms are a bottomless pit where users can spend an infinite amount of their time,” Nevada said in the Snapchat complaint.
Persons:
Aaron Ford, Michael Hughes, “, Ashley Adams, ”, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, Republican Sen, Josh Hawley's, ” Zuckerberg, John Sadler, Sadler, Snapchat, Mike Brooks
Organizations:
LAS VEGAS, —, Facebook, Meta, Inc, Republican, Ford, Democrat, Little, “
Locations:
Las Vegas, TikTok, Nevada, California, Las Vegas , Dallas, Little Rock , Arkansas, ” Nevada