Tech Giants Denied Prompt Appeal in Schools’ Addiction Suit (1)

Meta Platforms Inc., TikTok Inc., Snap Inc., and YouTube LLC aren’t entitled to an immediate appellate review of claims they violate public nuisance laws by addicting school-age children, a federal court said.

This multi-district litigation, “which currently benefits from coordination among plaintiffs from numerous states, would quickly splinter and fragment,” if the interlocutory appeal is granted, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said Tuesday for the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

Dozens of state attorneys general as well as hundreds of individual plaintiffs are part of the MDL.

Rogers previously denied the platforms’ motion to ...