Phong-Chau G. Nguyen To Speak At The Berkeley First Generation Professionals Plaintiff-Side Work Panel

Lieff Cabraser Partner Phong-Chau G. Nguyen will be featured at Berkeley’s First-Generation Professionals Plaintiff-Side Work Panel this Wednesday, November 3rd, from 1-2pm, speaking about what plaintiff-side legal work entails. The panel will include pre-submitted questions as well as a live Q&A from audience members. All guests are welcome to join the event on campus in

2021-11-02T19:34:25+00:00November 1st, 2021|Firm News|

New York Governor Hochul Signs New Legislation Protecting Employees from Retaliation

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has enacted legislation that protects employees in the state from retaliatory actions for reporting illegal or dangerous business activities. In meaningfully amending the prior law, there are multiple important and noteworthy aspects of the new law that together give crucial support to whistleblowers.

2021-10-29T18:27:40+00:00October 29th, 2021|Employment Law, Whistleblower Law|

Michigan Daily: Current State of the Ongoing Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Litigation against UofM and Dr. Robert Anderson

As reported by The Michigan Daily, the student sexual abuse case against Dr. Robert Anderson likely reflects the greatest number of sexual abuse allegations made against a single individual in U.S. history. The Daily’s article seeks to explain where things stand in the ongoing litigation against the University of Michigan for its mishandling of the situation.

2021-10-28T21:49:17+00:00October 28th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

Plaintiffs Beat Dismissal Motion in General Motors Vehicle AC Defect Litigation

Plaintiff owners and lessees suing General Motors over allegedly defective air conditioning units in their GM vehicles scored a procedural victory as U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Leitman declined defendant GM’s motion to dismiss the litigation. As reported by Law360, the ruling comes after GM argued that the various state laws of each class member

2021-10-28T17:29:02+00:00October 28th, 2021|Consumer Fraud, Defective Products|

New “Today’s Workplace” Podcast Episode Featuring Discussion on Systemic Discrimination with Kelly Dermody

Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly M. Dermody is featured on the latest episode of Today’s Worklplace, where she and fellow plaintiff-side class action attorney Jahan Sagafi join hosts Belinda Reed Shannon and Barbara Johnson to discuss the topic of systemic discrimination. Today’s Workplace is a podcast created to keep employers current

2023-04-19T19:24:29+00:00October 27th, 2021|Discrimination, Employment Law, Firm News|

UNC And Duke Faculty Receive Payments from $19 Million Settlement of Class Action Labor Antitrust “No-Poach” Lawsuit

This case on behalf of non-medical faculty follows Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP’s successful similar action against Duke on behalf of medical faculty that led to a $54.5 million settlement in 2019 As reported by The News&Observer, thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University faculty members are getting paid from Duke as part of a $19

2021-11-02T18:01:17+00:00October 27th, 2021|Antitrust, Employment Law|

Unsealed Deal Reveals NFL Will Officially End Controversial Race-Based Testing in Concussion Injury Settlements

As reported by Law360 (subscription), The NFL has formally agreed to end the use of “race-norming,” race-based concussion testing, in the assessment of claims for payouts from the recent uncapped football concussion injuries settlement awarded to a class of former players who suffered painful and debilitating injuries from repetitive head traumas during their careers in

2021-10-25T21:42:47+00:00October 25th, 2021|Personal Injury|

Lieff Cabraser’s The R-23s: Another Victory Lap as “Best Lawyer Rock Band in the Bay Area”

Congratulations to The R-23s, and to all the musicians “Banding Together” who raised nearly $118,000 for the Family Violence Appellate Project towards its fight to save victims of domestic violence in California and help them thrive. (It’s worth noting that the original goal was $100,000, which was reached before the show even started, and then

2021-10-25T22:53:10+00:00October 25th, 2021|Firm News, Public Good|

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