The dates in Meta's Q2 10-Q legal section — two jury trials on October 28, after verdicts of $6m and $375m
The schedule and the results of the youth-related cases sit in one section: the first trial on January 27, the first verdict on March 25 with 70% allocated to Meta, a $375m civil penalty in New Mexico on March 24, the $953m the state attorney general is seeking after the May hearing, and then October 28 and February 2027
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Meta Platforms Form 10-Q (Q2 2026, filed 2026-07-29), 'Commitments and Contingencies — Legal Matters' (youth-related cases, state attorneys general, the multidistrict litigation), statement of operations
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Meta Platforms (META) filed its Q2 2026 quarterly report (10-Q) on July 29, and the legal section reads as a list of dates. It states that the next two user bellwether trials are scheduled to begin on October 28, 2026. The same section records two verdicts already returned: $6m on March 25 and a civil penalty of $375m on March 24.
In plain terms
Meta faces a number of lawsuits over young users. The Q2 report records two results that have already come in. In March a jury said $6m should be paid, 70% of it by Meta, and in a case brought by the state of New Mexico a penalty of $375m was imposed. The report then states that the next two trials are scheduled to begin on October 28, 2026.
What happened
Meta Platforms (META) runs Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Its Q2 2026 quarterly report (10-Q), filed on July 29, sets out the youth-related litigation in one section of the contingencies note. That section reads as a list of dates. The key sentence is this: "The next two user bellwether trials are scheduled to begin on October 28, 2026."
Dates already passed come before it. The first personal-injury trial began on January 27, 2026 in Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 5255 in Los Angeles County California Superior Court. On March 25 the jury returned a verdict in that first bellwether trial and awarded $6m in compensatory and punitive damages between Meta and YouTube, allocated 70% to Meta and 30% to YouTube. Meta has filed a notice of appeal.
The second user bellwether trial had been scheduled for July 27. The plaintiff moved to dismiss the case and vacate the trial date, and the court granted it.
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The 10-Q states only that 'the next two user bellwether trials are scheduled to begin on October 28, 2026'. It does not name the court or the case numbers in that sentence; the first such trial was held in Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 5255 in Los Angeles County California Superior Court.
Does Meta pay the whole $6m?
No. The filing says the jury awarded $6m in compensatory and punitive damages between Meta and YouTube, allocated 70% to Meta and 30% to YouTube. Meta has filed a notice of appeal.
How much are the plaintiffs seeking in total?
The 10-Q says the amounts plaintiffs have indicated they could seek range widely, including in certain cases up to more than a trillion dollars. The company also states that whether a loss is remote, reasonably possible or probable — and whether a range is estimable — is inherently uncertain.
Where can I read this myself?
On SEC EDGAR, open Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Q2 2026 10-Q (accession 0001628280-26-050705) and read the Legal Matters part of the Commitments and Contingencies note.
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