Update on our lawsuit against TikTok - We finally have a court date.
- Ellen Roome
- Oct 8
- 1 min read
Our first hearing, a Motion to Dismiss, is set for January 16, 2026, and will take place via Zoom, which is apparently unusual for a hearing to be held by Zoom.
If we are successful at this stage, we move to Discovery, where TikTok would finally be forced to release our children’s data (if they haven’t deleted it) — the very information we’ve been denied since losing them.
The 4 of us, me, Lisa Kenevan, Hollie Dance, Liam Walsh now also been joined by another incredibly brave UK mum, Louise Gibson, whose 11-year-old son Noah tragically died. Together, we are the first British parents to sue TikTok.
This next step is not just about our own children. It’s about protecting every child online and holding these tech giants to account for serving harmful content to children, with thanks to Laura Marquez-Garrett at Social Media Victims Law Center for representing us.
Our fight continues for truth, transparency and justice in loving memory of Jools, Archie, Isaac, Maia and Noah, and to help protect your children by forcing these companies to change.
I still believe that if we already had #JoolsLaw in the UK, we wouldn’t be fighting for our children’s data. Jools’ Law would ensure that, on the death of a child, their online data is automatically preserved and shared with the Coroner.
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