As reported by Law360, On June 29, 2022, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval to a proposed $80 million settlement aimed at resolving driver claims that Volkswagen and Porsche manipulated nearly 500,000 gasoline-powered Porsche vehicles to overstate their advertised fuel economy and
On July 26, 2022, Lieff Cabraser partner Phong-Chau G. Nguyen will speak on a Zoom panel hosted by The Practice Program of the Northern District of California entitled “Civil Law Brown Bag — Case Management: Best Practices Whether Remote or In-Person.”
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Fabrice N. Vincent has been appointed Co-Chair of the Business Torts & Unfair Competition Committee of the American Bar Association. One of the most active ABA committees, the ABA Section of Business Torts & Unfair Competition is made up of experienced trial lawyers from all over the country whose
Federal court certifies four separate classes in national Juul teen injury, fraud, and RICO litigation that includes Juul Labs Inc. and Altria (formerly Philip Morris Companies, Inc.) as well as various individual corporate defendants June 29, 2022, San Francisco—(BUSINESSWIRE)—On June 29, 2022, plaintiffs in the federal Juul fraudulent advertising and
The Daily Journal (subscription) has published its annual listing of “Top Labor & Employment Lawyers” which includes a 4th-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partner Anne B. Shaver. The Top Labor & Employment Lawyers award recognizes California’s “top attorneys who have made significant contributions to their field of practice.” Anne is one
On June 24, 2022, U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert of the Eastern District of New York issued an order granting final approval to a $38.5 million settlement of the long-running abusive debt collection practices lawsuit filed by Lieff Cabraser against National Grid. National Grid owns and operates multiple gas and electric companies in New York, Massachusetts,
Lieff Cabraser Partner Anne Shaver, who represents over 15,000 female Google employee plaintiffs in the Google Gender Discrimination case, was featured on Yahoo Finance’s Yahoo Money Live on Tuesday, June 21 in an interview discussing the case’s recent and historic $118 million settlement. The interview also included named plaintiff Kelli Wisuri, who worked at Google
On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) issued a stunning market denial order mandating that Juul Labs Inc. cease the sale and distribution of all of their currently marketed products in the United States. The extraordinary Order also directs that all Juul products currently on the U.S.
On June 13, 2022, plaintiffs won a series of procedural victories in the kidney and bone injury lawsuit filed against pharma giant Gilead Sciences when California Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng denied three summary judgment motions filed by Gilead seeking to dismiss the litigation. Since the dangers from Gilead’s prescription medications (Truvada® and Atripla®) that
We are delighted to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Mark P. Chalos, Managing Partner of the firm’s Nashville office, has officially been sworn in as President of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers’ Association (TTLA) after having previously served as President-Elect of the organization. Mark will serve as TTLA President for 2022-2023.