Meeting/Event Information

This presentation will provide an overview of the ongoing Meta litigation in the LA Superior Court and New Mexico, as well as the upcoming NCDA trial. Joseph McNally, Director of Emerging Litigation at McNicholas & McNicholas and former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, will provide an overview of the key trials and connect them to broader issues, including the scope and limits of Section 230, platform risk mitigation, and the challenges of proving causation in cases involving mental health and addiction. 

•    How Section 230 is shaping lawsuits involving harm to minors 
•    Challenges of proving causation involving social media, addiction, and mental health  
•    What technology companies are doing to mitigate platform risks  
•    How encryption and “going dark” are impacting law enforcement investigations  

Our guest speaker:

Joe McNally, trial lawyer and Director of Emerging Litigation at McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, represents individuals and companies as plaintiffs in state and federal courts across the country. He leads the firm’s litigation efforts in emerging areas of technology-related harm, including social media platform liability, data breaches, online exploitation, sex trafficking, and other catastrophic injuries. 

Prior to joining McNicholas & McNicholas, Joe spent 18 years as a federal prosecutor. As the Acting United States Attorney and First Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California, Joe led a team of more than 250 lawyers and supervised all federal criminal, civil, and national security litigation in the largest judicial district in the country. A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, he has tried 15 cases, spent more than 100 days in trial, and argued before the Ninth Circuit six times. He is the recipient of the DOJ Director's Award for Superior Performance.