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Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by state
- Monday, jury selection begins in New Mexico for the first stand-alone state trial from prosecutors against Meta, with jurors drawn from Santa Fe County residents; opening statements start Feb. 9 and the trial could last nearly two months.
- Prosecutors say the case, built on an undercover probe using proxy accounts posing as minors, alleges Meta created a `breeding ground` for predators in 2023.
- Separately, Torrez used decoy accounts in 2024 to bring felony charges against three men, and a Santa Fe County jury will decide unfair-practice claims and penalties under the Unfair Practices Act.
- A successful verdict could give states a new legal pathway using consumer-protection and public-nuisance laws, with more than 40 attorneys general filing related suits, potentially influencing national litigation.
- Meta says prosecutors are taking a `sensationalist` approach and denies the charges, as parallel litigation includes a federal trial in Oakland representing school districts and a Los Angeles County personal-injury case.
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Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by state
The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico. Jury selection begins Monday.
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