Judge blocks Meta from introducing plaintiff’s additional trauma claims in social media trial

The judge in the bellwether social media trial in Los Angeles barred Meta’s defense from introducing a document where the plaintiff said she had suffered "sexual abuse during childhood." The exchange happened after the jury and plaintiff’s witness, psychiatrist Dr. Kara Bagot, were dismissed for the day. Meta lawyer Paul Schmidt took to the lectern to ask Judge Carolyn Kuhl about an exhibit he wanted to introduce to the court.The document was a housing application from the plaintiff, a 20-year-old female id ...