Social media addiction is harming millions of people every day. These platforms are designed with features like infinite scrolling, personalized content algorithms, and intermittent rewards, making them highly addictive by design.
If you are suffering from mental health issues connected to excessive social media use, you may have grounds to file a lawsuit against the company responsible for implementing these features. You can recover several types of damages through a social media addiction lawsuit, from medical care to pain and suffering.
Medical Treatment Costs for Mental Health Conditions
Social media addiction often leads to or exacerbates mental health conditions requiring professional treatment. You can pursue compensation for expenses related to therapy sessions, psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing mental health care. Your settlement will help pay for treatments you have already undergone and future medical care your condition may require. Health insurance might not cover all the treatments you require, making these damages essential for both your financial recovery and future well-being.
Costs of Rehabilitation and Addiction Treatment
To break free from social media addiction, you may need to participate in rehabilitation programs similar to those that address substance use disorders. These programs can be quite expensive, with their fees encompassing boarding costs, specialized counseling, and aftercare support services designed to prevent relapse. Your settlement can cover the cost of inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation programs, detox treatments, and behavioral therapy targeting social media addiction.
Lost Wages and Diminished Earning Capacity
Social media addiction can significantly impact your professional life. You may be entitled to compensation for work missed due to treatment appointments, hospitalization, or inability to perform job duties due to addiction-related symptoms. More importantly, if your condition has affected your career in the long term—such as demotion, job loss, or inability to advance professionally—you can seek damages for diminished earning capacity that accounts for future income potential you’ve lost.
Pain and Suffering
Social media addiction often causes serious emotional and mental distress. You can recover damages for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and relationship difficulties directly caused by the addiction. Factors like the intensity of your symptoms, how long you’ve suffered, and how your addiction has changed your ability to enjoy life will affect the value of your pain and suffering award.
Wrongful Death Damages
In cases where social media addiction leads to suicide or self-harm resulting in death, family members can pursue wrongful death damages. These claims can help pay for funeral expenses, medical costs incurred before death, loss of financial support the deceased would have provided, and the emotional suffering of surviving family members. While no amount can replace your loved one, filing a social media addiction lawsuit can provide a measure of closure and justice for your family.
Trust Estey & Bomberger, LLP to Fight for You
Not only is the psychological toll of social media addiction substantial, but the financial toll can also devastate you and your family. The lawyers at Estey & Bomberger will fight for every dollar you need to cover therapy costs, emotional suffering, and more. Contact us at (800) 260-7197 for a free case review and explore all of your recovery options.