Brown v. Plata

Sidley Austin

Sidley Austin LLP represented California prisons in Brown v. Plata, a landmark prison law case. The court below found that overcrowding in California prisons …

Miguel Luna Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools et al, No. 21-887

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Skadden represents Sturgis Public Schools in a lawsuit filed against it by Miguel Luna Perez, a former student. The school did not provide Mr. …

Nikki Grae v. Corrections Corporation of America et al

Latham & Watkins

Latham represented CoreCivic, a private prison company, in a securities class action alleging that the company failed to warn the market of the risk …

Joseph Biden v. Nebraska; U.S. Department of Education v. Brown

Sidley Austin

Sidley Austin LLP is representing Michael McConnell, William Barr, and others in an amicus brief arguing that President Biden's student loan forgiveness violates the …

Polley v. Northwestern University

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Wilkie represents Northwestern University in a putative class action by students seeking to recover tuition paid during the Spring 2020 semester, which was curtailed …

Robert Mallory, Petitioner v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

Sidley Austin

Sidley Austin LLP is currently representing Northern Southern Railway Company on the following question: Whether due process allows a state to compel an out-of-state …

Walker v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

Jenner & Block

Jenner & Block is defending Meta (formerly named Facebook) in a class action lawsuit alleging that Facebook Live discloses users’ personally identifiable information without …

Chapman et al v. Monsanto Company

Covington & Burling

Covington & Burling LLP has represented Monsanto and Bayer in a number of cases alleging that exposure to the companys' herbicides caused cancer. Covington …

Chevron Corporation v. Donziger

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Gibson Dunn prosecuted environmental activist and attorney Steven Donzinger on behalf of Chevron Corporation. Donzinger had previously won a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron …

City of New York v. BP P.L.C. et al.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz

Wachtell defended ConocoPhillips in an action brought by New York City against fossil fuel companies seeking damages for climate change-related injuries.

Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors

O'Melveny & Myers

O'Melveny & Myers represents Exxon Mobil in its bid to temporarily truck crude oil from Exxon’s Santa Ynez Unit, which consists of three offshore platforms …

Gantner v. PG&E

Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Cravath is defending PG&E in a lawsuit alleging that PG&E's criminal negligence caused power outages, wildfires, and deaths. Plaintiffs allege that PG&E negligently failed …

People of the State of New York vs. Exxon Mobil Corporation

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Paul Weiss defended Exxon Mobil in a prominent lawsuit alleging that Exxon misled investors about risks from climate change. The firm boasts about this …

Aleksanian et al v. Uber Technologies Inc. et al

Jenner & Block

Jenner & Block represents Uber in a class action lawsuit by Uber drivers alleging that the company illegally deducted wages. Jenner & Block argued …

Ali Razak, et al v. Uber Technologies Inc, et al

Jenner & Block

Jenner & Block represented the Chamber of Commerce and other amici curiae in a brief urging the Third Circuit to determine that Uber drivers …

Epic Sys. Corp. v. Lewis

Hogan Lovells

"Hogan Lovells defended Epic Systems Corporation in a lawsuit alleging wage theft. Epic employees tried to sue collectively, invoking their right to "concerted action" …

Gorny v. Wayfair, Inc. et al

Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland defended Wayfair, Inc., an online furniture store company, against a products liability class action claiming that Wayfair's furniture contained bed bugs, by seeking …

MacClelland et al v. Cellco Partnerships DBA Verizon Wireless

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Paul Weiss is representing Cellco Partnerships, doing business as Verizon Wireless, in an appeal seeking to enforce a so-called "bellwether" forced arbitration clause. The …

MacClelland et al v. Cellco Partnerships DBA Verizon Wireless

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Quinn Emanuel is representing Cellco Partnerships, doing business as Verizon Wireless, in an appeal seeking to enforce a so-called "bellwether" forced arbitration clause. The …

Rent-A-Center, West, Inc., v. Antonio Jackson

Sidley Austin

Sidley Austin represented Rent-A-Center in a lawsuit from a former employee alleging race discrimination. The lawsuit was dismissed because of a forced arbitration agreement. …

Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

Jones Day

Jones Day represented gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson Brands in a lawsuit brought by Mexico, alleging that American gun manufacturers and distributors contribute to …

N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen

Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis represented the N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association in a lawsuit challenging New York’s requirement that those seeking to carry concealed weapons have proper …

Doe v. Exxon

O'Melveny & Myers

O'Melveny is defending Exxon Mobil against allegations that the corporation supported murder, torture and extrajudicial killings in Indonesia. The lawsuit, brought by villagers from …

Doe v. Exxon

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

"Paul Weiss is defending Exxon Mobil against allegations that the corporation supported murder, torture and extrajudicial killings in Indonesia. The lawsuit, brought by villagers …

National Association of Manufacturers, et al v. SEC

Sidley Austin

Sidley Austin represents the National Association of Manufacturers and the Chamber of Commerce in a lawsuit challenging certain SEC rules. The challenged rules require …

Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe

Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells represented Nestlé in a human rights lawsuit alleging that Nestlé's supply chain relied on child slavery and kidnapping. Plaintiffs, formerly enslaved children, …

Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Gibson Dunn represented Nestlé in a human rights lawsuit alleging that Nestlé's supply chain relied on child slavery and kidnapping. Plaintiffs, formerly enslaved children, …

Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer

Arnold & Porter represented the Chamber of Commerce in an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to protect international corporations from liability for human …

Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Cravath represented Shell Oil in a lawsuit brought by Nigerian citizens alleging that Shell coordinated with the Nigerian government to murder, torture, and imprison …

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

O'Melveny & Myers

O'Melveny & Myers defended Johnson & Johnson, an opioid manufacturer, in numerous lawsuits across the country alleging deceptive marketing and sale of opioids including …

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Skadden defended Purdue Pharma in numerous lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing and sale of opioids including OxyContin. Purdue and other bad actors' marketing and over-prescription …

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Covington & Burling

Covington defended the McKesson Corporation, an opioid distributor, in lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing and sale of opioids including OxyContin. The marketing and over-prescription of …

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Williams & Connolly

Williams & Connolly defended Cardinal Health, an opioid distributor, in lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing and sale of opioids including OxyContin. The marketing and over-prescription …

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Quinn Emanuel defended Purdue Pharma, an opioid manufacturer, in numerous lawsuits across the country alleging deceptive marketing and sale of opioids including OxyContin. The …

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland defended Allergan Finance, an opioid manufacturer, in lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing and sale of opioids including OxyContin. The marketing and over-prescription of opioids …

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer

Arnold Porter defended Purdue Pharma in lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing and sale of opioids, including OxyContin. The marketing and over-prescription of opioids has killed …

Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Davis Polk's website boasts of securing a settlement that released members of the Sackler family from liability in bankruptcy proceedings. The Sackler family owns …

Talc Baby Powder Litigation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Skadden represents Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit alleging that its baby powder caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. In 2020, Johnson & Johnson discontinued …

U.S. v Walmart

Jones Day

Jones Day defended Walmart in a lawsuit alleging that the corporation's pharmacists overprescribed opioids. The marketing and over-prescription of opioids has killed hundreds of …

U.S. v Walmart

WilmerHale

WilmerHale defended Walmart in a lawsuit alleging that the corporation's pharmacists overprescribed opioids. The marketing and over-prescription of opioids has killed hundreds of thousands …

TWC Liquidation Trust, LLC

Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Cravath defended Harvey Weinstein's studio, The Weinstein Company Holdings, in its settlement negotiations with victims of his sexual misconduct. According to its website, "Cravath …

Citizens United v. FEC

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

"Gibson Dunn represented Citizens United in a landmark case challenging regulations of corporate political speech. The Court held that corporate political speech is not …

Epic Sys. Corp. v. Lewis

Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland defended Epic Systems Corporation in a lawsuit alleging wage theft. Epic employees tried to sue collectively, invoking their right to ""concerted action"" under …