The MDL (multidistrict litigation) 3047 settlement timeline tracks coordinated youth-addiction lawsuits from 2022 centralization through 2026 state deals toward 2027 trials. MDL 3047 groups personal-injury claims over compulsive youth social media use, and it still offers families no global payout.
Many readers expect a consumer claim form. That form does not exist for personal-injury families. State money flows to governments for remediation and reforms.
Official resources:
- Read the official notice from Govinfo — Use this primary source to verify the official announcement.
- Read the official notice from Ca — Use this primary source to verify the official announcement.
Table of Contents
- How did coordinated litigation begin?
- What shifted the timeline in 2026?
- Who gets the state settlement money?
- What should families do now?
How did coordinated litigation begin?
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation says it created MDL 3047 on October 6, 2022, in its conditional transfer order. That order moved 20 actions to the Northern District of California. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers handles coordinated pretrial work. The docket then grew sharply.
The Panel reports 3,824 pending actions in its October 2026 statistics report. The caption is In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation. That size explains the timeline pace. Centralized discovery and bellwether picks come first. Broader resolution comes later, if at all.
What shifted the timeline in 2026?
ComplexDiscovery staff report that a Los Angeles jury decided the K.G.M. youth-addiction case on March 25, 2026, in its trial coverage. Jurors found Meta and Google liable for defective platform design. They awarded $6 million, split as $3 million compensatory and $3 million punitive, with Meta 70% responsible. California Attorney General Rob Bonta reports that states tried their enforcement case against Meta in Oakland starting August 18, 2026.
The case focused on Instagram and Facebook design said to drive compulsive youth use. States announced a proposed settlement on August 26, 2026. The two events serve different tracks. The jury verdict tested personal-injury design theory. The state deal addressed public enforcement claims.
Who gets the state settlement money?
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong says Meta must pay states $12.19 billion over ten years under the August 2026 multistate agreement. The total can rise to $17.1 billion if TikTok, YouTube and Snap accept comparable safety and monetary terms. Connecticut is slated for up to $265.4 million. California Attorney General Rob Bonta says that payout goes to state governments for youth-harm remediation and platform reforms. It does not go to MDL 3047 families.
Individual personal-injury and school-district claims remain pending. That limit matters for claim seekers. There is no consumer claim form tied to the state deal. Families cannot file for a share of it.
What should families do now?
Miller & Zois Lawsuit Information Center reports that the next federal school-district bellwether has jury selection February 3 and trial February 8, 2027, in its updated case page. Bellwethers test representative claims before wider talks. They do not themselves create a class payout.
Affected families must still pursue individual lawsuits rather than await a global MDL payout. Useful next steps include: School and family tracks move on separate paths. A state reform deal does not replace an individual filing.
- confirm whether the claim is a family personal-injury case or a school-district case
- preserve records tied to youth age, platform use, and harm
- seek case review promptly so filing deadlines are protected