IN RE: SOCIAL MEDIA ADOLESCENT ADDICTION/PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Case Number:
4:22-md-03047
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Multi-district Litigation, Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Phillips McLaughlin
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Andrus Anderson
- Shadoan Michael
- Fayard & Honeycutt
- Simmons Hanly
- Saltz Mongeluzzi
- Felhaber Larson
- Adamski Moroski
- Bruster PLLC
- Himes Petrarca
- Bifferato Firm
- Terrell Hogan
- Covington & Burling
- Garcia & Artigliere
- Davis Polk
- Bleichmar Fonti
- Farella Braun
- Clement & Murphy
- Levin Sedran
- Outten & Golden
- Stavrinakis Law Firm
- Social Media Victims Law Center
- Wilson Sonsini
- Skadden Arps
- Levin Papantonio
- Law Office of Joseph C. Tann
- Savage Royall
- CohenMalad LLP
- Pfeifer Morgan
- Girard Sharp
- Fields Han
- Brockstedt Mandalas
- Levy Firestone
- Lockridge Grindal
- Balaguer Milewski
- Waters Kraus
- Wyche PA
- Goza & Honnold
- Elsberg Baker
- Ropers Majeski
- TimberlakeSmith
- Smith Katzenstein
- English Lucas
- Ward Black Law
- DiCello Levitt
- Motley Rice
- Pendley Baudin
- Stamoulis & Weinblatt
- Nachawati Law Group
- Coblentz Patch
- Seeger Weiss
- Olson Remcho
- King & Spalding
- WilmerHale
- Morgan & Morgan
- Haliczer Pettis
- Kronenberger Rosenfeld
- Singleton Schreiber
- Clyde & Co
- Berg & Androphy
- Elrod Pope
- Heninger Garrison
- Protectus Law
- Taylor Porter
- Robbins Geller
- Munger Tolles
- Cooper & Kirk
- Bergman Oslund
- Hach Rose Schirripa
- Plymale Law Firm
- Lieff Cabraser
- Fenwick & West
- Simmons Hanley Conroy
- The Dudenhefer Law Firm
- Law Offices of Charles H. Johnson
- Hendy Johnson
- Papetti Samuels
- Riley Safer
- Frazer PLC
- Davis & Crump
- Davis Sturges
- Selendy Gay
- Gibbs Mura
- Williams & Connolly
- Lyles & Associates
- Lynch & Pine
- Holwell Shuster
- Strom Law Firm
- Kopelowitz Ostrow
- Shook Hardy
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Olson Grimsley
- Robins Kaplan
- Kirton McConkie
- Carella Byrne
- Dillon McCandless
- Southern Med Law
- Baker Botts
- Nelson Mullins
- Dentons
- Faegre Drinker
- Kennedys Law LLP
- Morrison & Foerster
- C.A. Goldberg PLLC
- Robert Peirce & Associates
- Griffin Humphries
- Boesen Law
- Ron Austin Law
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Bailey & Glasser
- Keller Rohrback
- Kaufman Dolowich
- Wilentz Goldman
- Kessler Topaz
- Starn O'Toole
- Dugan Law Firm
- McCormick & Priore
- Bannister Wyatt
- Schochor & Staton
- Durham Pittard
- Aylstock Witkin
- Wagstaff & Cartmell
- Robinson Calcagnie
- Anapol Weiss
- Carney Kelehan
- Gibson Dunn
- Starnes Davis
- Mehri & Skalet
- Irwin Fritchie
- Levin Legal Group
- Morgan Lewis
- Cotchett Pitre
- Holland & Hart
- Pessin Katz
- Taylor & Gomez
- Ruggeri Parks
- Campbell Conroy
- Harrison Davis Morrison
- Milberg Coleman
- Beasley Allen
- Boies Schiller
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Kaufhold Gaskin
- Proskauer Rose
- Wolff Ardis
- Nurenberg Paris
- Frantz Law Group
- Ketterer Browne
- Troutman
- Dinsmore & Shohl
- Poulin Willey
- Skarzynski Marick
- Marc J. Bern & Partners
- Baron & Budd
- Mayer Brown
Companies
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- Canopius US Insurance Inc.
- Cassopolis Public Schools
- Phoenix Union High School District
- Arch Capital Group Ltd.
- Tri-Valley Corp.
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- ByteDance Ltd.
- Tinuiti
- Roblox Corp.
- Richland School District Two
- Google LLC
- AXA XL Ltd.
- TikTok Inc.
- Great American Insurance Co.
- Detroit Public Schools Community District
- Solvay SA
- Cache County School District
- Discord Inc.
- Nassau County School District
- Instagram Inc.
- Apache Inc.
- Alphabet Inc.
- Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.
- Old Republic Insurance Co.
- Allianz SE
- YouTube Inc.
- Starr International Co. Inc.
- Zurich Insurance Group AG
- Jefferson County School District
- Fort Wayne Community Schools
Government Agencies
- California Department of Public Health
- State of Michigan
- California Department of Health Care Services
- Nooksack Indian Tribe
- Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
- State of Indiana
- California Office of the Governor
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Tucson Unified School District
- California Department of Consumer Affairs
- California Department of Finance
- California Health and Human Services Agency
Sectors & Industries:
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