Active Investigation · Questions
Straight answers, before you decide anything.
Contacting a law firm is a step most families have never taken. These are the questions we hear most — answered the way we would answer them on the phone: plainly, and without pressure.
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Common questions
What families ask us first.
What does a case review cost?
Nothing. The review is free, and if we take a case it is handled on a contingency basis — you pay no fee unless there is a recovery. We cannot guarantee any outcome, and we will never tell you otherwise.
Does the $16.7 billion Meta™ settlement pay families directly?
No. That settlement resolves claims brought by state attorneys general; the money goes to the states, alongside required changes to the products. Individual personal-injury claims — brought for young people and their families — are separate, and they continue. That is what we are investigating.
Do we need a formal diagnosis to reach out?
No. A diagnosis of addiction, depression, an eating disorder, or a related condition strengthens a claim and helps us evaluate it, but the review is how we work out together where things stand. If medical care was involved — therapy, hospitalization, treatment — tell us that too.
Which platforms does the litigation involve?
The coordinated cases name the companies behind Instagram™ and Facebook™ (Meta™), TikTok™ (ByteDance™), Snapchat™ (Snap™), and YouTube™ (Google™). Heavy adolescent use of any of these platforms is within our investigation.
Is there a deadline?
Yes — statutes of limitations apply and vary by state and by circumstance, including the age of the person harmed. We can tell you where your family stands as part of a free review; waiting to ask is the one thing that can quietly cost a claim.
Why do you keep saying “don’t throw out old phones”?
Because the devices themselves — the accounts, the usage history, the years of a childhood spent inside these apps — can be evidence. Do not sell, reset, or dispose of phones or tablets that were used for social media, even ones sitting in a drawer.
Will my information stay private?
Yes. What you share in a review is kept strictly confidential and is never sold. Submitting the form or calling does not create an attorney–client relationship — and does not obligate you to anything.
Will this mean going to trial?
Most coordinated cases resolve without an individual trial, but no honest firm promises that — and defendants settle fairly with firms they know are ready to try a case. Our record is built on being ready.
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