Meta can breathe a tiny sigh of relief, as the second bellwether trial aimed at holding it accountable for allegedly hooking teens on its platforms has been unceremoniously dropped. The plaintiff, a 15-year-old Florida resident going by the initials R.K.C., decided that the prospect of a 'grueling weekslong trial' wasn't quite as appealing as, say, focusing on recovery and therapy. R.K.C. had already settled with TikTok, Snap, and YouTube for undisclosed amounts, but Meta managed to escape without paying a dime. 'The claims never held up,' Meta spokesperson Andy Stone declared, apparently reading from the 'Big Tech Playbook for Denying Everything.' That's a curious claim, given that Meta and Google's YouTube just lost the first bellwether trial in the same courthouse, getting slapped with a $6 million verdict. Meanwhile, a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million, and the state is now gunning for structural business changes. But hey, one case down, seven more bellwether trials to go in California state court, plus a federal case in Oakland and a lawsuit from state attorneys general next month. So Meta's legal team might want to hold off on the victory parade.