TikTok has agreed to settle in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff’s attorneys confirmed. The social video platform was one of three companies facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children, along with Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube. Snapchat’s parent company Snap Inc., settled the case last week for an undisclosed sum. Additional details of the settlement with TikTok were not disclosed. A lawyer for the plaintiff said in a statement Tuesday that TikTok remains a defendant in the other personal injury cases, and that the trial will proceed as scheduled against Meta and YouTube.

TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of landmark trial set to begin in Los Angeles.

Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial. Duterte faces charges of crimes against humanity for his alleged involvement in killings during his war on drugs. Lawyers for the 80-year-old argued that his health was deteriorating in detention, delaying a hearing scheduled for September.  Following the assessment of a panel of medical experts, including geriatric neurologists and psychiatrists, judges have now found that Duterte is healthy enough for the proceedings to move forward.

Three brothers, including two once dubbed “The A Team” for their skill at selling high-end real estate, face opening statements at a New York trial where they are charged with drugging and raping numerous women. The Alexander brothers — Tal and twins Alon and Oren — have pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges. Their lawyers insist that prosecutors are criminalizing sexual activity between consenting adults. Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday. The men have been held without bail since their 2024 arrest in Miami, where they lived. Oren and Tal sold real estate in New York, Miami and Los Angeles. Their brother ran the family's private security firm.

Prosecutors are accusing members of a motorcycle club and a street gang of working together to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse trial. The Tippecanoe County Prosecutor's Office charged five people Thursday in connection with the shooting of county Judge Steven Meyer and his wife at their Lafayette home on Sunday. Both survived the attack. According to court records, Phantom MC motorcycle club member Thomas Moss was set to stand trial Tuesday before Meyer in a domestic abuse case. Several weeks before the shooting, the Vice Lords gang offered the victim in the case $10,000 not to testify but she refused. Moss' attorney didn't return a message seeking comment.

Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou has been ordered to pay McLaren Racing more than $12 million for breach of contract. The decision came Friday from London's High Court after a five-week trial. McLaren initially sought nearly $30 million in damages, later reducing it to $20.7 million. The damages are tied to losses the IndyCar team suffered when Palou chose to stay with Chip Ganassi Racing instead of moving to McLaren's IndyCar team in 2024. Palou expressed disappointment, stating the claims were overblown. He is considering his options with advisors. Palou has won three consecutive IndyCar titles since the saga began.

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified publicly for the first time on Capitol Hill about his investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Over five hours, he detailed how the defeated president “sought to prey” on supporters and “stay in power,” culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The House Judiciary Committee delved into far-flung details — from a former White House aide's earlier blockbuster testimony to Smith's subpoena of certain lawmakers' phone records. Trump was live-posting his rage against Smith, suggesting the former career prosecutor should himself be prosecuted. Smith said he would “not be intimidated.”

An acquittal in the first Texas trial over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary school mass shooting leaves prosecutors facing decisions about the case against Uvalde’s former schools police chief. Legal experts say that prosecutors will likely consider changes to how they present evidence and witness testimony. And they will have to decide whether to take the next case to trial. They will likely face pressure from victims' families to press ahead. Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell declined immediate comment Thursday.