Silicon Valley Mass Tort Cases to Highlight 2026 Trial Schedule

Among next year’s most high-profile jury trials will be mass tort cases consolidated in California federal and state courts.

They don’t involve traditional products like medical devices or drugs, but rather stem from alleged misconduct by Silicon Valley’s largest technology companies.

Uber Technologies Inc. faces thousands of lawsuits from women passengers who claim the ride-share app failed to prevent drivers from sexually assaulting them. Top social media companies—Meta Platforms Inc., YouTube LLC, Snap Inc., and TikTok Inc.—face bellwether trials in state and federal court over claims that they are addictive and destructive to the mental ...