August 26, 2026

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17 billion over ten years and to overhaul how Instagram and Facebook treat minors, resolving claims by nearly every state and territory that the company built its platforms to addict children and then told the public they were safe.

It was an honor to represent five of them: the District of Columbia, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Utah, and Vermont. Read more here.

Prior results do not imply or guarantee similar outcomes. The settlement is subject to court approval.