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