In El Paso's case, consolidating the partnership's debt would send billions of dollars in liabilities back onto the parent's balance sheet.
A single case consolidating six suits filed by about two-thirds of the districts opened before Judge John Dietz of State District Court in Austin.
If the justices take up the issue, it is not clear whether they would focus on one case, consolidate cases, or defer judgment until after the mandate takes effect and penalties are imposed.
The case consolidates three lawsuits filed last year by the state of California, environmental groups and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz).
Mr. Neuwirth said the Boies-Scruggs group would seek to have the cases consolidated by the multidistrict panel of federal judges in late July.
David Shove, an analyst with Prudential Securities, said the plaintiffs wanted the cases consolidated in one court to pressure the defendants to settle.
More than 40 judges have dismissed cases against generic manufacturers since the Supreme Court ruled last June, including some who dismissed dozens of cases consolidated under one judge.
The cases consolidated in the late 90's, when courts indicated that companies bidding for the trademark would have to show that they could produce a bike that could compete in the market.
The issue, of immense importance to poor people and states, comes to the Supreme Court in a set of cases consolidated under the name Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, No. 09-958.
In Obergefell v Hodges, which is the four cases consolidated together, the supreme court justices must essentially decide two things: if the 14th amendment requires states to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples, and if it requires states to recognise the marriages of same-sex couples who lawfully wed outside that state.
