Stephen Tensmeyer

Since joining Kirkland, Stephen has been involved in the following representative matters:

• In re 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation (N.D. Fla.): Represented 3M Company and its subsidiary Aearo Technologies in products liability litigation concerning 3M’s allegedly defective dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs™ version 2. In 2019, the cases were consolidated and centralized by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. A number of those cases are being tried by Kirkland. In November 2021, Stephen was part of a Kirkland trial team in one such action which resulted in a complete defense verdict for 3M.
• Pulse v. Visa: Represented plaintiff Pulse in multibillion-dollar antitrust challenge to Visa’s practices in the debit network industry.
• Dangaard v. Meta (N.D. Cal.): Counsel for Meta in putative class action alleging unfair trade practices and fraudulent conduct. Obtained summary judgment for Meta on all claims.
• Delta Air Lines v. Marriott (N.D. Ga.): Representing Delta in asserting claims against Marriott for infringement and dilution based on Marriott’s “Delta Hotels” brand of hotels. Won dismissal of Marriott’s counterclaim and vast majority of defenses on summary judgment.
• Represented global pharmaceutical company in False Claims Act litigation involving whistleblower allegations that the company reported deflated prices to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Stephen was involved in the following matters:

• Counsel for life sciences company in contract dispute related to corporate acquisition. Achieved early, complete summary judgment victory for client.
• Counsel for web-based products company in consumer data breach class action litigation.
• Counsel for founder of web-based apparel company in multiple disputes, including state court trial, restructuring litigation and disputes, and related matters.
• Counsel for healthcare data analytics company in trade secret and employment dispute related to analytics system.