Mark Chalos Talks to Education Week About the Role School Districts Will Play in Fraud and Injury Litigation Against JUUL

Lieff Cabraser partner Mark P. Chalos spoke recently with Education Week for the article “School Districts Are Suing JUUL Over Youth Vaping. Do They Stand a Chance?” on the role districts will play in the huge wave of litigation against e-cigarette manufacturer, Juul. For their part, school districts seek to recover the costs of smoking

2020-02-28T12:34:13+00:00February 28th, 2020|Firm News, Personal Injury|

Judge in USC Tyndall Sex Abuse Gender Violence Case Grants Final Approval to Landmark $215M Settlement for Ex-Gynecologist’s Student Patients

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on February 26, 2020, Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued an order granting final approval to the $215 million settlement between USC and a class of thousands of women who claim they were sexually abused by university doctor George Tyndall

2020-02-27T12:30:55+00:00February 27th, 2020|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Lieff Cabraser Announces Settlement of Knorr and Wabtec Employee No-Poach Antitrust Lawsuit

Proposed settlements with world’s dominant railway equipment suppliers will provide $48.95 million for employees who alleged their compensation was adversely impacted by an agreement between Knorr and Wabtec not to poach each other’s employees Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C. announce a total of $48.95 million in settlements to

2020-02-25T08:09:06+00:00February 25th, 2020|Antitrust, Employment Law|

Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Keeping AT&T Internet Throttling Suit in Court and Out of Private Arbitration

As reported by Law360 (subscription), late on February 20, 2020, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that blocked AT&T from contesting a decision banning the company from forcing customers into private arbitration over claims AT&T falsely advertised unlimited cellphone data plans.

2020-02-21T14:17:55+00:00February 21st, 2020|Consumer Fraud|

Duke Law mourns Francis McGovern, preeminent expert in ADR, resolving mass tort claims

Remembered as a beloved friend and colleague, McGovern was renowned for finding innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems The Duke Law community is mourning the passing of Professor Francis E. McGovern, who died on Feb. 14 following a fall at his home in Marin County, Calif. McGovern was renowned for his expertise in alternative dispute

2020-02-20T10:26:10+00:00February 20th, 2020|Mass Tort|

Department of Justice Announces Former Generic Pharmaceutical Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Criminal Antitrust Conspiracy

Kellum is Fourth Executive to Be Charged in Ongoing Investigation A former senior executive pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for generic drugs, the Department of Justice has announced. According to court documents, from at least March 2013 until at least June 2015, Hector Armando

2020-02-14T13:23:16+00:00February 14th, 2020|Antitrust|

Daniel Chiplock Co-Authors Piece in Support of the SEC’s Continued Use of Disgorgement for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

Lieff Cabraser partner Daniel P. Chiplock, along with Tyler Gellasch of the Healthy Markets Association and Andy Green of the Center for American Progress, wrote a piece published by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance in support of the Securities & Exchange Commission’s continued ability to compel disgorgement as a remedy in financial

2020-02-03T14:15:52+00:00February 3rd, 2020|Firm News, Securities Fraud|