Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation

Complex commercial litigation frequently involves extensive motions practice over the consolidation and/or transfer of cases to venues best suited to address the issues. Sidley has extensive experience before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, based in Washington, D.C., as well in the removal and transfer techniques that can help commercial disputes reach appropriate results.

Sidley has played a leading role in many of the leading multidistrict litigation proceedings, and has been active in the following cases:

In re Pet Food Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1850 (D. N.J.)
In re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation, MDL No. 1792 (N.D. Cal.)
In re Seroquel Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1769 (M.D. Fla.)
In re Bayou Hedge Fund Investment Litigation, MDL No. 1755 (S.D.N.Y.)
In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1738 (E.D.N.Y.)
In re Delphi Corporation Securities, Derivative & “ ERISA” Litigation, MDL No. 1725 (E.D. Mich.)
In re Bextra and Celebrex Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1699 (N.D. Cal.)
In re Parmalat Securities Litigation, MDL No. 1653 (S.D.N.Y.)
In re Neurontin MarketinG Sales Practices and Products Litigation, MDL No. 1629 (D. Mass.)
In re Ocwen Federal Bank FSB Servicing Litigation, MDL No. 1604 (N.D. Ill.)
In re Excelsior, Federated and Scudder, MDL No. 1586 (D. Md.)
In re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation, MDL No. 1586 (D. Md.)
In re Western States Wholesale Natural Gas Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1566 (D. Nev.)
In re POLYESTER STAPLE Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1516 (W.D.N.C.)
In re Cardiac Devices Litigation, MDL No. 1505 (D. Conn.)
In re Meridia Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1481 (N.D. Ohio)
In re Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation, MDL No. 1456 (D. Mass.)
In re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative & "ERISA" Litigation, MDL No. 1446 (S.D. Tex.)
In re Baycol Products Litigation, MDL No. 1431 (D. Minn.)
In re Wireless Telephone Radio Frequency Emissions Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1421 (D. Md.)
In re Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1409 (S.D.N.Y.)
In re Pharmatrak, Inc. Privacy Litigation, MDL No. 1400 (D. Mass.)
In re Gabapentin Patent Litigation, MDL No. 1384 (D.N.J.)
In re World War II Era Japanese Forced Labor Litigation, MDL No. 1347 (N.D. Cal.)
In re Managed Care Litigation, MDL No. 1334 (S.D. Fla.)
In re Microsoft Corp. Windows Operating Systems Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1332 (D. Md.)
In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1261 (E.D. Pa.)
In re Diet Drugs (Phentermine/Fenfluramine/Dexfenfluramine) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1203 (E.D. Pa.)
In re Aircrash Disaster Near Roselawn, Ind. on Oct. 31, 1994, MDL No. 1070 (N.D. Ill.)
In re Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Implants Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1001 (D. Minn.)
In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 997 (N.D. Ill.)
In re Factor VIII or IX Concentrate Blood Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 986 (N.D. Ill.)
In re Silicone Gel Breast Implants Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 926 (N.D. Ala.)
In re Michael Milken and Associates Securities Litigation, MDL No. 924 (S.D.N.Y.)
In re Consolidated Welfare Fund ERISA Litigation, MDL No. 902 (S.D.N.Y.)
In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), MDL No. 875 (E.D. Pa.)
In re American Continental Corporation/Lincoln Sav. and Loan Securities Litigation, MDL No. 834 (D. Ariz.)
In re Air Crash Disaster at Sioux City, Iowa, on July 19, 1989, MDL No. 817 (N.D. Ill.)
In re Wirebound Boxes Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 793 (D. Minn.)
In re U.S. Grant Hotel Associates, Ltd. Securities Litigation, MDL No. 783 (S.D. Cal.)
In re ContiCommodity Services, Inc., Securities Litigation, MDL No. 644 (N.D. Ill.)
In re Lower Lake Erie Iron Ore Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 587 (E.D. Pa.)
In re Wheat Rail Freight Rate Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 534 (N.D. Ill.)
In re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 381 (E.D.N.Y.)
In re Folding Carton Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 250 (N.D. Ill.)