This site is sponsored by Doyle APC, a San Diego law firm that represents people injured by dangerous products nationwide, including families seeking compensation after heavy use of Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat or YouTube contributed to a young person’s mental health injury.
How Social Media Addiction Claims Are Handled
Accepted claims are handled together with experienced co-counsel.
The full picture of a young person’s injury is often spread across records from doctors, therapists, hospitals and schools: a diagnosis of depression or anxiety, treatment for an eating disorder, or a hospital stay after self-harm. Those records are gathered for you and used to show how social media use contributed to the injury, so it is documented and counted in the claim.
You pay nothing unless there is a recovery. The fee comes from a percentage of any compensation recovered, so there is no cost to you up front.
Representing Families Nationwide
Doyle APC’s attorneys are licensed in California and represent clients across the country. Social media addiction claims are filed in a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) in Northern California or in a coordinated group of cases in Los Angeles Superior Court. In federal MDLs, attorneys are typically admitted on a case-by-case basis, so families across the country can pursue claims in these cases.
Common Questions
How much does it cost to file a claim?
Nothing up front. You pay nothing unless there is a recovery, and the fee comes from a percentage of any compensation recovered.
Can a parent file a claim for a child?
Yes. A parent or guardian can start a claim for a child under 18. Young adults can start a claim for themselves.
Do we have to live in California?
No. Doyle APC represents families nationwide. The legal team determines the appropriate court for each claim, and the initial review can happen by phone or email, wherever the family lives.
Is there a deadline to file?
Yes. Each state sets its own time limit to file, called a statute of limitations. For young people, the limit may run from the injury, a diagnosis or the 18th birthday, depending on the state. Reach out promptly so a deadline is not missed.