State of New Mexico v. META Platforms Inc.

Summary

Bellwether jury trial in lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Attorney General against Facebook and Instagram parent company META alleging the social media platforms failed to adequately protect underage users. The company denies the allegations.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: State of New Mexico
Defense: Meta Platforms Inc.

Judge: Bryan Biedscheid
Jurisdiction: 1st Judicial Circuit of New Mexico
Court: Santa Fe County Courthouse

Case Number: D-101-CV-2023-02838
Industry: Government, Communications
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

State of New Mexico

Defense

Meta Platforms Inc.

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			State of New Mexico v. META Platforms Inc. 03/02/2026 AM	09:00 AM MST

MAR

On Demand

Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning

			Description	Start Time
		3h 7m 0s	State of New Mexico v. META Platforms Inc. 02/27/2026 AM	08:54 AM MST

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Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:43	Opening Statement	Migliori, Donald
01:40:42	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Kevin	Kitch, Rickey	In Person
00:28:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ackerman, David	Kitch, Rickey	In Person
00:47:02	Witness Direct Examination	Pendell, Michael	O'Brien, Dr. Jennifer Ph.D	In Person
01:41:02	Break
02:16:12	Witness Cross Examination	Pope, Leslie	O'Brien, Dr. Jennifer Ph.D	In Person
02:47:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pendell, Michael	O'Brien, Dr. Jennifer Ph.D	In Person
03:00:02	Witness Direct Examination	Perfrement , Steven	Cole, Cheryl	In Person
03:32:45	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Stambaugh, Melanie	Cole, Cheryl	In Person
00:25:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Perfrement , Steven	Cole, Cheryl	In Person
00:30:50	Witness Direct Examination	Singer, Linda	Lee, Dr. Allison Ph.D	In Person
01:29:50	Break
02:00:50	Witness Direct Examination	Singer, Linda	Lee, Dr. Allison Ph.D	In Person
02:11:10	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Lee, Dr. Allison Ph.D	In Person
02:57:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Singer, Linda	Lee, Dr. Allison Ph.D	In Person
03:06:43	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Migliori, Donald	Lembke, Dr. Anna M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:13:52	Break
01:44:40	Witness Direct Examination	Migliori, Donald	Lembke, Dr. Anna M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:45:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Migliori, Donald	Lembke, Dr. Anna M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:24:11	Break
01:51:55	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Kevin	Lembke, Dr. Anna M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:19:37	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Kevin	Lembke, Dr. Anna M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:25:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Migliori, Donald	Lembke, Dr. Anna M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:00:02	Witness Direct Examination		McNulty, Fallon		Video Recording
01:19:32	Break
01:56:02	Witness Direct Examination		McNulty, Fallon		Video Recording
02:47:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Monroe, Chelsea	Raskin, Aza	In Person
00:52:30	Witness Cross Examination	Paul, Ana	Raskin, Aza	In Person
01:06:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Monroe, Chelsea	Raskin, Aza	In Person
01:10:30	Witness Direct Examination	Migliori, Donald	Ward, Dr. Zachary Ph.D	In Person
01:39:00	Break
02:13:45	Witness Direct Examination	Migliori, Donald	Ward, Dr. Zachary Ph.D	In Person
02:31:40	Witness Cross Examination	Schultz, Thomas	Ward, Dr. Zachary Ph.D	In Person
02:56:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Migliori, Donald	Ward, Dr. Zachary Ph.D	In Person
03:01:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

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State of New Mexico v. META Platforms Inc.

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:23	General Case Activities		Bejar, Arturo	In Person
00:14:48	Witness Direct Examination	Singer, Linda	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
01:13:52	Break
01:46:48	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
02:36:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:31	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
02:43:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Singer, Linda	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
03:07:25	General Case Activities
03:08:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:16	Witness Direct Examination	Singer, Linda	Boland, Brian	In Person
01:21:16	Break
01:50:39	Witness Direct Examination	Singer, Linda	Boland, Brian	In Person
02:11:21	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Boland, Brian	In Person
02:59:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Witness Direct Examination	Ackerman, David	McCoy, Prof. Damon	In Person
01:18:26	Break
01:43:44	General Case Activities		McCoy, Prof. Damon	In Person
01:45:06	Witness Direct Examination	Ackerman, David	McCoy, Prof. Damon	In Person
02:45:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:10	Witness Direct Examination	Ackerman, David	McCoy, Prof. Damon	In Person
01:18:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	Witness Cross Examination	Pope, Leslie	McCoy, Prof. Damon	In Person
01:11:15	Break
01:44:46	Witness Cross Examination	Pope, Leslie	McCoy, Prof. Damon	In Person
03:39:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Troxel, Natalie	Video Recording
00:28:06	Break
00:42:36	Witness Direct Examination	Ackerman, David	Kitch, Rickey	In Person
02:05:46	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Kevin	Kitch, Rickey	In Person
02:46:27	End of Session