Local legal experts say they weren’t surprised by outcome of landmark social media trial

PALMS SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The jury in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles has found Meta and Google negligent, owing the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman known as KGM in court documents, nearly 6 million dollars. KGM sued the companies, saying their addictive platforms fueled her depression and suicidal thoughts as a child. News Channel 3 has been following the case for weeks.

In a live studio interview with News Channel 3, attorney Dan Bolton with Walter Clark Legal Group shares how the trial could impact thousands of similar lawsuits.