Lawsuit against TikTok

Image of Hollie Dance, Lisa Kenevan, Liam Walsh & Ellen Roome

The UK Parents Suing TikTok

We are the first UK parents to sue TikTok in the United States, bringing legal action in the state of Delaware following the deaths of our children.

We believe our children were exposed to extremely harmful content, promoted and amplified by TikTok’s algorithms. These cases raise serious questions about platform design, recommendation systems, and the duty of care owed to children.

Despite repeated and lawful requests, TikTok has refused to release our children’s online activity data. This data is vital to understanding what content our children were shown, how it was promoted to them, and whether the platform played a role in their deaths.

👉 You can [read the full complaint here].

Watch the BBC Documentary

Our cases are featured in the BBC documentary The Families Taking TikTok to Court, with Laura Kuenssberg in conversation with the families involved.

🎥 Click here to watch on BBC iPlayer

Court Date Confirmed

Our lawsuit has now reached a crucial milestone.

📅 16 January 2026
📍 Delaware, USA
⚖️ Motion to Dismiss Hearing

If we succeed at this stage, the case will move into Discovery. This is the point at which TikTok will be legally required to disclose our children’s online data (if it has not already been deleted).

This is why this hearing matters so much.

Who Is Involved

The case now involves five British parents:

Ellen Roome
Lisa Kenevan
Hollie Dance
Liam Walsh
Louise Gibson

Together, we are standing up not only for our own children Jools, Archie, Isaac, Maia, and Noah but for every child and every family seeking truth. This case is about truth, transparency, and accountability.

Following the Case

You can track the legal progress via Delaware’s CourtConnect system:

🔗 View the Civil Docket Report for Case N25C-02-073

This unofficial docket provides a real-time overview of court filings, motions, hearing dates, and rulings.
Please note that while useful, it is not an official court document and some details may differ from certified records.

Why This Fight Matters

If Jools’ Law already existed in the UK, families would not have to fight in foreign courts for answers. Jools’ Law would ensure that when a child dies:

their online data is automatically preserved, and
that data is made available to the Coroner, not lost, deleted, or withheld.

Without this safeguard, evidence disappears, families are left without answers, and opportunities to protect other children are lost.

This hearing is not just about our families. It has far wider implications for bereaved parents, public safety, and the accountability of powerful technology companies whose platforms are used by millions of children every day.

Our fight continues for truth, transparency, and justice, in loving memory of Jools, Archie, Isaac, Maia, and Noah, and to protect other children from harm.