State of Tennessee v. META Platforms Inc., et al.

Summary

A Tennessee state court jury heard opening statements on July 27th in a closely watched trial over claims from the states attorney general that Instagrams parent company Meta ignored risks of harm to minors from the popular photo-sharing social media platform.

Outcome

Settled

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: State of Tennessee
Defense: Meta Platforms Inc.

Judge: Russell Perkins
Jurisdiction: Davidson County Chancery Court
Court: Davidson County Chancery Court

Case Number: 23-1364-IV
Industry: Government, Communications
Practice Area: Negligence

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

PM Session

Other

5 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:05:25	General Case Activities
		00:18:45	Break
		00:26:27	General Case Activities
		01:04:50	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

5 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	Break
00:57:35	General Case Activities
01:06:30	Opening Statement	Skrmetti, Jonathan
01:09:40	Opening Statement	Cartmell, Thomas
02:36:00	Break
02:55:02	Opening Statement	Cooper, Robert
02:56:30	Opening Statement	Huff, Kevin
03:54:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Huff, Kevin
00:59:33	General Case Activities
01:01:59	Break
01:18:01	General Case Activities
01:32:22	Break
01:41:55	General Case Activities
01:53:39	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
03:21:14	General Case Activities
03:30:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:54:00	Break
01:00:28	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
02:18:30	Break
02:41:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
03:38:50	General Case Activities
03:41:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
01:24:22	Break
01:42:32	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
03:18:02	General Case Activities
03:24:47	Break
03:26:52	General Case Activities
03:28:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:53:05	Break
00:59:18	General Case Activities
01:09:38	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
02:02:52	General Case Activities
02:05:15	Break
02:30:49	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
04:13:44	General Case Activities
04:22:27	End of Session

State of Tennessee v. META Platforms Inc., et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:03:07	Break
01:07:52	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
02:31:32	Break
02:51:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Bejar, Arturo	In Person
04:09:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:20	Witness Direct Examination		Kilstein, Darius	Video Recording
00:34:12	Witness Direct Examination	Scarcello, Lindsey	Raskin, Aza	In Person
01:39:12	General Case Activities
01:40:17	Break
01:54:32	General Case Activities
02:12:00	Witness Direct Examination	Scarcello, Lindsey	Raskin, Aza	In Person
02:21:42	Witness Cross Examination	Paul, Ana	Raskin, Aza	In Person
02:42:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Scarcello, Lindsey	Raskin, Aza	In Person
02:51:32	Witness Direct Examination		Jayakumar, Vaishnavi	Video Recording
03:28:02	General Case Activities
03:31:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:18	Break
00:45:29	General Case Activities
00:47:13	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Boland, Brian	In Person
02:17:53	Break
02:35:03	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Boland, Brian	In Person
03:30:08	General Case Activities
03:40:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:48:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Boland, Brian	In Person
01:01:55	Break
01:18:40	Witness Direct Examination		Jayakumar, Vaishnavi	Video Recording
02:10:00	General Case Activities
02:15:20	Witness Cross Examination		Jayakumar, Vaishnavi	Video Recording
02:57:45	Witness Direct Examination	Janssen, Matthew	Kennedy, Richard	In Person
03:26:50	General Case Activities
03:28:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:48:11	Witness Direct Examination	Janssen, Matthew	Kennedy, Richard	In Person
01:36:58	Break
01:48:56	General Case Activities
01:59:55	Witness Direct Examination	Janssen, Matthew	Kennedy, Richard	In Person
02:04:03	Witness Cross Examination	Horvitz, Kevin	Kennedy, Richard	In Person
02:42:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Janssen, Matthew	Kennedy, Richard	In Person
02:47:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Horvitz, Kevin	Kennedy, Richard	In Person
02:48:38	Witness Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Jimenez, Shayli	Video Recording
03:30:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:41	General Case Activities
00:08:21	Witness Cross Examination		Jimenez, Shayli	Video Recording
00:34:17	Witness Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Hunt, Dr. Melissa Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:01	Break
01:35:35	Witness Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Hunt, Dr. Melissa Ph.D.	In Person
02:40:06	Break
02:56:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Hunt, Dr. Melissa Ph.D.	In Person
03:23:51	General Case Activities
03:26:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:13	Break
00:36:36	Witness Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Hunt, Dr. Melissa Ph.D.	In Person
01:37:58	General Case Activities
01:42:08	Witness Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Hunt, Dr. Melissa Ph.D.	In Person
02:22:23	Break
02:39:34	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Lillian	Hunt, Dr. Melissa Ph.D.	In Person
03:44:35	General Case Activities
04:09:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:04	Break
00:44:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Hunt, Dr. Melissa Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:47	General Case Activities
02:03:35	Break
02:19:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Hunt, Dr. Melissa Ph.D.	In Person
02:33:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Smith, Lillian	Hunt, Dr. Melissa Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:54	Witness Direct Examination		Troxel, Natalie	Video Recording
03:50:09	Break
03:58:36	General Case Activities
04:20:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:48:10	Break
01:07:15	Witness Direct Examination	Janssen, Matthew	Leistra-Jones, Dan	In Person
02:12:00	Break
02:31:34	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Leistra-Jones, Dan	In Person
04:01:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:14	Break
00:37:26	Witness Cross Examination	Horvitz, Kevin	Williams, Marie	In Person
01:50:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Janssen, Matthew	Williams, Marie	In Person
02:02:44	Break
02:25:22	General Case Activities
02:49:32	Witness Direct Examination		Andrews, Dr. Kyle Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:16:14	Witness Cross Examination		Andrews, Dr. Kyle Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:39:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Andrews, Dr. Kyle Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:42:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:42:37	Break
00:54:17	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Buffone, Dr. Anneke Ph.D.	In Person
02:15:47	Break
02:39:42	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Buffone, Dr. Anneke Ph.D.	In Person
04:20:02	General Case Activities
04:35:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:45	Break
00:47:49	Witness Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Sattizahn, Dr. Jason Ph.D	In Person
01:01:50	Witness Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Sattizahn, Dr. Jason Ph.D	In Person
02:31:15	Break
02:53:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Sattizahn, Dr. Jason Ph.D	In Person
02:59:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Parkinson, Alex	Sattizahn, Dr. Jason Ph.D	In Person
03:18:10	Witness Direct Examination	Phelps, Brian	Rubæk, Lotte	In Person
03:39:25	General Case Activities
04:11:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:04:12	Break
01:11:26	Witness Direct Examination		Clegg, Nicholas	Video Recording
01:50:22	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Davis, Antigone	In Person
02:27:57	Break
02:43:57	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Davis, Antigone	In Person
03:47:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:53	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Davis, Antigone	In Person
01:53:50	General Case Activities
01:57:35	Break
02:18:28	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Davis, Antigone	In Person
03:21:55	General Case Activities
03:27:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:42:38	Break
00:49:48	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Davis, Antigone	In Person
02:08:43	Break
02:25:38	Witness Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Davis, Antigone	In Person
02:50:48	Witness Cross Examination	Paul, Ana	Davis, Antigone	In Person
03:40:48	General Case Activities
03:41:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:06:58	Break
01:14:03	Witness Cross Examination	Paul, Ana	Davis, Antigone	In Person
02:02:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Davis, Antigone	In Person
02:59:18	Break
03:12:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cartmell, Thomas	Davis, Antigone	In Person
03:51:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Paul, Ana	Davis, Antigone	In Person
04:03:18	Break
04:06:53	General Case Activities
04:50:26	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:35	Witness Direct Examination	Stewart, Margaret	Video Recording
00:48:43	Witness Cross Examination	Stewart, Margaret	Video Recording
01:10:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stewart, Margaret	Video Recording
01:26:50	Break
01:55:01	Witness Direct Examination	Mosseri, Adam	Video Recording
03:09:32	General Case Activities
03:10:47	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:53	Break
00:49:12	Witness Cross Examination	Mosseri, Adam	Video Recording
02:04:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mosseri, Adam	Video Recording
02:07:33	Break
02:12:21	General Case Activities
02:24:23	Witness Direct Examination	Wynter, Thomas	Video Recording
02:50:51	Witness Cross Examination	Wynter, Thomas	Video Recording
03:00:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:55	Break
00:27:53	General Case Activities
00:31:50	Witness Direct Examination		Davis, Dr. Elena Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:44:37	Witness Cross Examination		Davis, Dr. Elena Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:03:45	Witness Direct Examination	Scarcello, Lindsey	Houston, Dr. Parker Ph.D.	In Person
02:01:22	Break
02:19:55	Witness Direct Examination	Scarcello, Lindsey	Houston, Dr. Parker Ph.D.	In Person
03:40:25	Break
03:54:11	Witness Cross Examination	Horvitz, Kevin	Houston, Dr. Parker Ph.D.	In Person
04:42:43	General Case Activities
04:58:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:44:41	Break
00:53:04	Witness Cross Examination	Horvitz, Kevin	Houston, Dr. Parker Ph.D.	In Person
01:47:49	Break
02:06:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Scarcello, Lindsey	Houston, Dr. Parker Ph.D.	In Person
02:28:24	General Case Activities
03:04:14	General Case Activities
03:13:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	Witness Direct Examination	Huff, Kevin	Lyons, Tessa	In Person
01:17:50	Break
01:37:15	Witness Direct Examination	Huff, Kevin	Lyons, Tessa	In Person
02:53:00	Break
03:11:02	Witness Cross Examination	Cutler, Michael	Lyons, Tessa	In Person
03:51:40	General Case Activities
03:55:15	Break
04:02:00	General Case Activities
05:09:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:59:28	Break
01:14:56	General Case Activities
01:18:32	Witness Cross Examination	Cutler, Michael	Lyons, Tessa	In Person
02:33:18	Break
02:40:01	General Case Activities
02:51:48	Witness Cross Examination	Cutler, Michael	Lyons, Tessa	In Person
03:26:43	General Case Activities
03:29:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:55	Break
00:38:40	Witness Direct Examination	Paul, Ana	Kabbabe, Tomas	In Person
01:45:30	Break
02:06:46	Witness Direct Examination	Paul, Ana	Kabbabe, Tomas	In Person
02:30:37	Witness Cross Examination	Phelps, Brian	Kabbabe, Tomas	In Person
03:18:25	Break
03:29:30	Witness Cross Examination	Phelps, Brian	Kabbabe, Tomas	In Person
03:59:00	General Case Activities
04:23:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:30	Break
00:29:10	Witness Cross Examination	Phelps, Brian	Kabbabe, Tomas	In Person
01:25:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paul, Ana	Kabbabe, Tomas	In Person
02:11:47	Break
02:22:32	General Case Activities
02:35:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paul, Ana	Kabbabe, Tomas	In Person
02:54:55	Witness Direct Examination	Huff, Kevin	Bartlett, Dr. Bryce	In Person
03:26:05	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:35:51	General Case Activities
		00:36:47	General Case Activities
		00:43:52	General Case Activities
		00:49:30	End of Session