Antitrust |
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Bank
ATM Fees |
We represent
bank customers in a class action lawsuit against
several of the nation's largest banks and automatic
teller machine (ATM) network companies alleging
that they conspired to double-charge ATM customers
when they withdraw funds from ATMs not owned
by the users' bank in violation of antitrust
laws.
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Carbon
Brushes and Collectors |
We represent
the City and County of San Francisco in a lawsuit
against carbon brush and collectors manufacturers
for allegedly conspiring to sell these products
to consumers at inflated, agreed-upon prices.
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City of Oakland Government Investment Contracts Price-Fixing |
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is serving as co-counsel for the City of Oakland in a federal antitrust lawsuit alleging that financial companies and brokers agreed among themselves to give cities artificially low bids for Guaranteed Investment Contracts.
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Comdata
Class Action |
We represent
truck service clients in an antitrust class action
lawsuit against Comdata, the owner of a monopoly
credit card system used by practically every
truck stop in the U.S. Plaintiffs allege that
Comdata has used its market dominance to impair
competition and has charged independent truck
stops millions of dollars in excessive fees.
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De
Beers Antitrust Class Action |
Plaintiffs
alleged that De Beers, a privately held group
of foreign-based companies, had monopolized the
international diamond business through its control
of mines and a web of agreements with diamond
suppliers in other countries.
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In re: Refined Petroleum Products Antitrust Litigation |
Lieff Cabraser represents businesses that purchased gasoline from CITGO Petroleum Corporation. Plaintiffs allege that Venezuela and OPEC have used CITGO as their instrument within the U.S. for selling gasoline and other oil-based products to American consumers at supra-competitive prices.
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International
Airfare Price Fixing |
International
air passengers who purchased airfare from 2004
to the present charge that American Airlines,
British Airways, United Airlines, and Virgin
Atlantic Airways conspired to raise passenger
fares and fix fuel surcharges.
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Processed Eggs Antitrust |
Lawsuit alleges that since 2002 the prices paid to defendants for processed eggs were inflated due to a conspiracy among defendants to allocate customers and regional territories. Lieff Cabraser serves as co-counsel for plaintiff.
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TFT
LCD Antitrust Class Action |
The complaint charges that the
world’s leading manufacturers of flat-panel
TV screens and other products incorporating liquid
crystal displays (LCDs) engaged in collusive
behavior that inflated the prices of their products.
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Aviation
Law |
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Continental Connection Flight 3407Crash |
On February 19, 2009, Continental Connection Flight 3407 was en route from Newark, NJ to Buffalo Niagara International Airport went it crashed into a suburban home 6 miles from its destination. 49 people on board and one person on the ground were killed.
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Gol Airlines Flight
1907 Crash in Amazon of Brazil |
On September 29, 2006,
a brand-new Boeing 737-800 operated by Brazilian
air carrier Gol plunged into the Amazon jungle
after colliding with a smaller plane. None of
the 149 passengers and six crew members on board
survived the accident.
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Mandala Airlines Boeing
737-200 Crash |
On September 5, 2005,
a Mandala Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed immediately
after takeoff at the airport in Medan, a city
in northeast Sumatra.
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West Caribbean Airways
Charter Flight 708 Crash |
On August 16, 2005,
West Caribbean Airways charter flight 708 traveling
from Panama to Martinique crashed in Venezuela
after its engines failed, resulting in the loss
of all 160 passengers and crew.
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Civil & International
Rights |
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Global
Blood Factor Litigation |
On behalf of hemophiliacs,
or their families, who became infected with HIV
and/or Hepatitis C ("HCV") from contaminated
blood products, Lieff Cabraser has filed a lawsuit
in U.S. District Court against the American companies
that manufactured and exported the blood products.
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Talisman Energy Human
Rights Litigation |
Lieff
Cabraser represents
the Presbyterian Church of Sudan and current
and former residents of southern Sudan who
allege that that they were victims of genocide,
crimes against humanity and other violations
of international law by Talisman Energy, Inc.
and the Sudanese government.
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Products
Liability -
Personal
Injuries |
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AMO
Contact Lens Contamination |
Lieff
Cabraser is representing individuals who used
AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose contact
lens solution and have also been formally diagnosed
with Acanthamoeba keratitis.
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Bausch & Lomb
ReNu MoistureLoc Contact Lens Solution Injuries |
We represent
patients that have developed serious injuries
including vision loss, following the use
of Bausch & Lomb's ReNu with MoistureLoc
contact lens solution.
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Blood
Factor Litigation |
We are
working on behalf of hemophiliacs inside and
outside the U.S. to bring potential claims in
U.S. courts against the manufacturers of blood
factor concentrate for allegedly repeatedly exposing
hemophiliacs to HIV and HCV.
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Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning |
Learn
about dangers of carbon monoxide and how to protect
your family. Persons injured by carbon monoxide
may submit their claim for review.
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Ford
Cruise Control Switch Fires |
Lieff
Cabraser is representing owners of Ford
vehicles who lost their vehicle due to fire
and suffered additional significant property
damage (such as the destruction of their house)
or were injured in the fire.
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Medtronic Defibrillator Heart Leads |
Lieff
Cabraser's personal injury attorneys filed a
class action lawsuit on behalf of persons seriously
injured from Medtronic's allegedly defective
defibrillator heart leads.
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Peter
Pan Peanut Butter Salmonella Contamination |
We represent
consumers seriously injured by peanut butter
contaminated with Salmonella Tennessee bacteria.
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Popcorn
Workers Lung |
We are
investigating claims by workers in the popcorn
and snack industries who have developed lung
injuries due to exposure to artificial butter
flavoring fumes in their factories.
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Rollover
Accidents |
We represent
families of loved ones who died in rollover accidents
involving the Yamaha
Rhino, Ford
Explorer SUV and 15
Passenger Vans, along with plaintiffs in "park to reverse" cases.
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Silicone
Gel Breast Implants |
Since
1992, we have played a leading role representing
women who received silicone gel breast implants,
and suffered injuries due to defects in the design,
manufacture and marketing of these products.
We represent these claims on a classwide and
individual basis.
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Trasylol
Blood Clotting Drug Injuries |
We are
investigating claims that the blood clotting
drug Trasylol caused thousands of patient deaths
during heart surgeries.
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Yamaha
Rhino Accidents |
Lieff
Cabraser represents
persons across America who suffered serious injuries
in Yamaha Rhino side-by-side accidents.
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Product
Liability - Defective
Consumer & Homeowner
Products |
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Dell
Inspiron Notebooks Class Action |
In October
2006, customers who purchased Dell Inspiron 1100,
1150, 5100 and 5160 notebooks filed a class action
lawsuit against Dell, Inc. alleging misconduct
in connection with the design, manufacture, warranting,
advertising and selling of these computers. Learn
more...
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Logitech Harmony 1000 Advanced
Universal Home Theatre Remote
Devices |
We are investigating allegations concerning misconduct in connection with the advertising and marketing of Logitech Harmony 1000 remote controls.
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Mercedes-Benz Tele-Aid System Consumer Fraud Class Action |
We represents owners and lessees of Mercedes-Benz cars and SUVs equipped with the Tele-Aid system who allege that Mercedes-Benz violated laws against consumer fraud by promoting and selling the Tele-Aid system without disclosing that the system as installed would stop working in 2008 when cellular telephone companies switched from analog to digital technology.
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Whirlpool Front-Loading Washer Defects |
We represent a national class of consumers charging that these Whirlpool washers are defective.
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