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IN RE: SOCIAL MEDIA ADOLESCENT ADDICTION/PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Case Number:
4:22-md-03047
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Multi Party Litigation:
Multi-district Litigation, Class Action
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Firms
- Adamski Moroski
- Anapol Weiss
- Andrus Anderson
- Aylstock Witkin
- Bailey & Glasser
- Baird Mandalas
- Bannister Wyatt
- Baron & Budd
- Beasley Allen
- Bergman Oslund
- Bifferato Firm
- Bleichmar Fonti
- Boesen Law
- Bruster PLLC
- C.A. Goldberg PLLC
- Carella Byrne
- Carney Kelehan
- Coblentz Patch
- Cooper & Kirk
- Cotchett Pitre
- Covington & Burling
- Davis Sturges
- DiCello Levitt
- Dillon McCandless
- Dinsmore & Shohl
- Duane Morris
- Dugan Law Firm
- Durham Pittard
- Elrod Pope
- Elsberg Baker
- English Lucas
- Faegre Drinker
- Farella Braun
- Fayard & Honeycutt
- Frantz Law Group
- Gainsburgh Benjamin
- Gibbs Law Group
- Gibson Dunn
- Girard Sharp
- Goza & Honnold
- Griffin Humphries
- Hach Rose Schirripa
- Haliczer Pettis
- Hendy Johnson
- Heninger Garrison
- Himes Petrarca
- Holland & Hart
- Irwin Fritchie
- Keller Rohrback
- Kessler Topaz
- Ketterer Browne
- King & Spalding
- Kirton McConkie
- Kopelowitz Ostrow
- Kronenberger Rosenfeld
- Law Office of Joseph C. Tann
- Levin Legal Group
- Levin Papantonio
- Levin Sedran
- Lieff Cabraser
- Lyles & Associates
- Lynch & Pine
- Marc J. Bern & Partners
- Mayer Brown
- Mehri & Skalet
- Morgan Lewis
- Morrison Foerster
- Motley Rice
- Munger Tolles
- Nachawati Law Group
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Outten & Golden
- Papetti Samuels
- Pendley Baudin
- Pessin Katz
- Pfeifer Morgan
- Plymale Law Firm
- Poulin Willey
- Quinn Emanuel
- Riley Safer
- Robbins Geller
- Robert Peirce & Associates
- Ron Austin Law
- Savage Royall
- Schochor & Staton
- Seeger Weiss
- Shadoan Michael
- Shook Hardy
- Simmons Hanly
- Skadden Arps
- Social Media Victims Law Center
- Southern Med Law
- Starnes Davis
- Stavrinakis Law Firm
- Strom Law Firm
- Taylor & Gomez
- Taylor Porter
- Terrell Hogan
- Troutman Pepper
- Wagstaff & Cartmell
- Ward Black Law
- Waters Kraus
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Williams & Connolly
- Wilson Sonsini
- Wolff Ardis
- Wyche PA
Companies
- Alphabet Inc.
- ByteDance Ltd.
- Cache County School District
- Discord Inc.
- Google LLC
- Instagram Inc.
- Jefferson County School District
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Nassau County School District
- Roblox Corp.
- TikTok Inc.
- YouTube Inc.
Government Agencies
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