Days before the scheduled trial, the social media company Snap settled a lawsuit accusing the platform of causing social media addiction, according to reports from many outlets.

According to New York TimesThe settlement was announced Tuesday in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County. The lawsuit against Snap was brought by a 19-year-old identified in court documents as KGM, who accuses the social media app of designing algorithms and features that cause addiction and mental health issues.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

The lawsuit also names other platforms, including Meta, YouTube, and TikTok. No resolution has been reached on these platforms. Notably, Snap is still a defendant in other similar social media addiction lawsuits filed against it.

According to documents revealed in ongoing casesSnap employees have raised concerns about the mental health risks to teens dating back at least nine years. The company said these examples were “cherry-picked” and taken out of context.

Plaintiffs in these cases drew parallels with Big Tobacco – referring to lawsuits in the 1990s against cigarette companies that hid health risks – saying the platforms hid information about potential harm from their users. They argue that features like infinite scroll, auto video play and algorithmic recommendations trick users into continuing to use the apps, which leads to depression, eating disorders, and self-harm, according to the NYT.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is set to testify at the trial, marking the first time a social media company has faced a jury in an addiction case — no platform has ever lost such a trial. The rest of the case against Meta, TikTok, and YouTube is scheduled to continue jury selection starting next Monday, January 27, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to stand as a witness.

If the plaintiffs prevail, legal experts predict the cases could result in multibillion-dollar settlements and potentially force platforms to redesign their products. But companies have until now defended themselves in part by arguing that the same design choices — such as algorithmic recommendations, push notifications, and endless scrolling — are the same as a newspaper deciding which stories to publish and protected speech under the First Amendment.

Snap did not immediately respond to a request for comment.