Michael Pendell & Chelsea Monroe | New Mexico v. Meta Platforms Inc. | $942 Million Awarded

Steve Lowry sits down with Motley Rice partners Michael Pendell and Chelsea Monroe about State of New Mexico/DOJ v. Meta Platforms, Inc., which produced a $375 million jury verdict for Unfair Practices Act violations and a $567 million bench-trial public nuisance abatement award, totaling $942 million.

CASE SUMMARY:

The case, brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, alleged Meta designed and operated its platforms with inadequate protections that enabled predators to find, groom, and exploit vulnerable children. The complaint asserted multiple violations of the state’s Unfair Practices Act, supported by claims that defendants misrepresented or omitted material facts about the risks their products posed to minors. Motley Rice served as trial counsel for the State of New Mexico. (READ MORE)

GUEST BIOS

CHELSEA L. MONROE: Chelsea Monroe represents victims of defective medical devices, medical drugs and cosmetic products, as well as families and communities harmed by toxic exposure.

Specifically, Chelsea’s casework focuses on women’s health issues. She is amember of the Leadership Development Committee in MDL 3060 In re: HairRelaxer Marketing Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation in theNorthern District of Illinois. The thousands of plaintiffs in the MDL argue theydeveloped gynecological cancers after using certain chemical hair relaxers. Theyassert defendant manufacturers failed to adequately test the products and warncustomers about potential harms.(READ MORE)

MICHAEL J. PENDELL: Michael Pendell is a trial lawyer who represents people affected by corporate wrongdoing, including whistleblowers, people harmed by tobacco, prescription medications, dangerous medical devices, and victims of international terrorism.

He also represents pension fund trustees and other institutional investors insecurities, consumer fraud, and other complex class actions.Michael served as trial counsel in a number of prescription opioid lawsuitsrepresenting dozens of governmental entities, including states, cities, and countiesin litigation against several pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and distributors forthe alleged deceptive marketing and distribution of highly addictive prescriptionopioids. (READ MORE)

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