Meta reportedly ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico consumer-protection case
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A New Mexico court has reportedly ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found nearly 44 million state consumer-protection violations, creating a separate state-level outcome after New Mexico did not join an earlier multistate settlement.
Nearly 44 million violations and a $25 billion penalty
According to the report, a New Mexico jury found Meta responsible for nearly 44 million violations of the state's consumer-protection law, and a US district court set a $25 billion penalty. The report says New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez had sought up to $40 billion. A Meta spokesperson confirmed to the publisher that the company plans to appeal.
New Mexico had declined to join an earlier $18 billion settlement between Meta and attorneys general in nearly all states. The available report does not establish a directly comparable prior New Mexico penalty.
The reported judgment sets a $25 billion penalty for Meta in New Mexico, following a jury finding of nearly 44 million violations of the state consumer-protection law. Meta has confirmed plans to appeal, according to the report.
Meta plans to appeal
The reported $25 billion judgment would be a major state consumer-protection enforcement outcome directed at Meta and follows New Mexico's decision not to participate in the earlier multistate settlement.
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