Statute of Limitations
3-year statute of limitations for personal injury with discovery rule. New York General Business Law Sections 349 and 350 provide additional consumer protection causes of action. The discovery rule starts when the family knew or should have known about the connection between social media and the child's harm.
2029-06-30
Where to File in New York
New York social media addiction cases can be filed in the supreme court of the county where the plaintiff resides. New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), and Nassau County handle the largest volume of complex litigation. Federal claims are filed in the Southern District of New York (Manhattan), Eastern District (Brooklyn), Northern District (Albany), or Western District (Buffalo). The NY Attorney General's office is actively investigating social media companies.
Exposure in New York
Source: Pew Research / NY estimates
Source: NY AG Office
Source: NY Dept of Health
Your Legal Team
David Okonkwo
Senior Associate — Youth Mental Health & Mass Tort Litigation
New York, NY
David Okonkwo combines a decade of mass tort litigation experience with a master's degree in public health epidemiology, bringing a data-driven approach to social media addiction cases. His work on social media litigation began in 2021 after the Facebook Papers revelations, and he has since built one of the most comprehensive evidentiary databases connecting platform design features to documented youth mental health outcomes. David has represented families in MDL 3047, the state AG coalition case against Meta, and individual actions against TikTok and Snap. He is known for his ability to translate complex epidemiological and neuroscience evidence into compelling legal narratives.
Education
- J.D., Columbia Law School
- M.P.H., Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health