Meta has settled its first U.S. legal case with a school district seeking compensation for costs related to youth mental health impacts allegedly caused by social media platforms, according to court filings. The settlement was reached with Kentucky's Breathitt County School District, which had sued the company seeking payment to cover expenses related to addressing mental health issues among students.

The settlement comes after Meta faced back-to-back trial losses in previous cases examining the company's impact on teenage mental health. The Breathitt County case was scheduled to be Meta's next major legal battle in this area of litigation.

The Kentucky school district had also filed similar claims against other major technology companies, including Google's YouTube, Snap, and TikTok. All of these companies have now reached settlements with the school district, according to reports.

The cases are part of a broader wave of litigation targeting social media companies over their alleged role in youth mental health crises. School districts across the country have filed lawsuits seeking compensation for resources they claim to have spent addressing mental health issues they attribute to social media use among students.

Terms of the Meta settlement were not disclosed in the available court filings. The resolution marks the first such settlement for Meta in cases brought by U.S. school districts, though the company continues to face similar litigation from other educational institutions nationwide.