As part of its 2019 Elizabeth J. Cabraser Summer Lecture Series, local Bay Area nonprofit Legal Aid at Work will present, “The Supreme Court Term in Review: 2018–2019,” a lecture by famed constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law. The lecture will
Below you will find comprehensive information on the settlement of the sexual abuse and gender violence filed on behalf of thousands of University of Southern California students against Dr. George Tyndall and USC. Additional information is available on the official Settlement website. Anyone who thinks they may be a member of the class should visit
On June 13, 2019, Judge Steven V. Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued an order granting Plaintiffs’ renewed motion for preliminary approval of the class action settlement of the gender violence and sexual abuse litigation against Dr. George Tyndall and the University of Southern California. The settlement will
$135 million settlement provides class members with $2,500 per truck or $10,000 rebate off new truck, or option to seek up to $15,000 per truck in out of pocket damages caused by alleged defect On June 12, 2019, Judge Joan B. Gottschall of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued
On June 12, 2019, Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey Region held its Annual Meeting with over 150 leaders, supporters, and community partners. The evening was an opportunity to welcome incoming leadership, including Lieff Cabraser Managing Partner Steven E. Fineman as Board Chair and Co-President of The Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation Heidi Packer Eskenazi as Vice Chair.
The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA) has announced its recognition of Lieff Cabraser partner Wendy R. Fleishman as one of the “10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in the State of New York for Client Satisfaction.” In compiling its annual list of the Top 10 Personal Injury attorneys in each state, attorney rating organization
We are proud to announce that Lieff Cabraser’s State Farm case team has been named finalists for the 2019 Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. The award celebrates and recognizes “the work of an attorney or team of attorneys working on behalf of individuals and groups that have suffered grave injustice or abuse.”
On Wednesday June 5, 2019, Prelude Fertility Inc., the parent company of San Francisco-based Pacific Fertility Center, asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to dismiss the proposed class action lawsuit accusing Pacific Fertility of negligently allowing patients’ stored eggs and embryos to be destroyed in a cryogenic tank failure. The defendants seek dismissal of
On May 8, 2019, Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly M. Dermody addressed Big Law’s issues with #MeToo on a panel at the American Bar Association’s National Conference on Professional Responsibility held in Vancouver, British Columbia, noting how many high profile firms are guilty of allowing their highest paid and most powerful “rainmaker”
Lieff Cabraser Nashville office Managing Partner Mark Chalos spoke at length with News4 Nashville to reveal “shocking” provisions and lapses in scooter app use agreements. After extensive research into potential lawsuits against the scooter industry showed that smartphone app scooter rental companies like Lime, Bird, and Lyft believe they have no accountability for user accidents