On October 13, 2022 the Social Media Victims Law Center and C.A. Goldberg, PLLC filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Snap, Inc. on behalf of the families of Alexander Neville, Daniel Puerta, Jeff Johnston, Jr., Dylan Kai Sarantos, Devin Norring, Jack McCarthy, Alexandra Capelouto, and Daniel (Elijah) Figueroa. These teenagers and young adults are eight among hundreds who have died after taking pills purchased from drug dealers operating on Snapchat.
Also included in the suit are the parents of a 16-year-old who survived fentanyl pill poisoning and continues to use the app.
More details can be found on the Parternership for Safe Medicines web site.