Mark Chalos Appointed to Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in Exactech Knee, Hip, & Ankle Polyethylene Orthopedic Products Liability MDL

On December 14, 2022, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York issued an order appointing Lieff Cabraser Nashville Office Managing Partner Mark P. Chalos to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in multidistrict litigation against Exactech accusing the company of the manufacture and sale of defective knee, hip and ankle replacement systems that have

2022-12-20T02:03:11+00:00December 19th, 2022|Personal Injury|
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Employees file unfair labor practice charges against Tesla for retaliatory firings

Former Tesla employees have filed charges with the NLRB claiming that Tesla unlawfully fired them for speaking out about sexual harassment in the workplace and Tesla’s return to office policy. SAN FRANCISCO (December 19, 2022) — Two former Tesla employees filed unfair labor practice charges against the company on December 15, 2022.  The charges allege

2022-12-19T21:05:02+00:00December 19th, 2022|Employment Law|
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Mark Chalos and Kenny Byrd Serve as Faculty in Mississippi Association for Justice (MAJ) 2022 Winter CLE Seminar

Lieff Cabraser partners Mark P. Chalos and Kenneth S. Byrd were featured as distinguished speakers at the Mississippi Association for Justice’s 2022 Winter CLE Seminar: Hot Topics in Insurance Law: From Regulation to Litigation, on Thursday, December 15 in Jackson. Both Mark and Kenny led a panel entitled “Texas Two Step. When Insurance is Gone and the Bankruptcy Court

2023-02-28T17:58:51+00:00December 15th, 2022|Firm News|
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Phong-Chau G. Nguyen Tapped for Featured Faculty in Strafford CLE Webinar on Selecting and Protecting Class Representatives

Lieff Cabraser partner Phong-Chau G. Nguyen will speak as featured faculty at the Strafford CLE video webinar entitled, “Selecting and Protecting Class Representatives: Defending Plaintiff Depositions; Proving Adequacy, Typicality” taking place on Thursday, December 15, 2022, from 1:00pm-2:30 pm EST.

2022-12-08T18:52:58+00:00December 8th, 2022|Firm News|
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David Stellings and Kenny Byrd Speak at “Trial Lawyers of Mass Torts” Inaugural Conference

Lieff Cabraser partners David S. Stellings and Kenneth S. Byrd were featured as distinguished speakers at the inaugural Trial Lawyers of Mass Torts Conference which took place Tuesday and Wednesday, December 6-7 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Kenny addressed “Mass Torts/Class Actions and Bankruptcy Issues” on December 6th, while David spoke on “Trends in Class Action

2023-07-17T16:30:15+00:00December 7th, 2022|Firm News|
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Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel Announce Four Major Settlements with Juul Labs, Inc. Addressing U.S. Youth E-Cigarette Usage

The four settlements with Juul Labs announced today resolve the personal injury, consumer class action, government entity, and tribal harm cases brought in the national MDL and the JCCP in CaliforniaCo-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in the federal multidistrict litigation captioned In re: Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability

2022-12-07T01:43:14+00:00December 7th, 2022|Personal Injury|
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