Unsilenced is a dedicated nonprofit organization combatting institutional child abuse by targeting the “Troubled Teen Industry” (TTI) – a pervasive network of unregulated congregate care facilities. While these facilities’s stated mission is to assist youth grappling with mental health and/or educational challenges, reports from families and residents allege that such teen care facilities all-too frequently
As reported by Law360, disturbing new details are emerging via evidence presented in the ongoing JUUL multidistrict injury and predatory/fraudulent advertising litigation against Altria (formerly Philip Morris) about the extent to which Altria and Juul allegedly conspired to further hook a new generation of young people on the nicotine in vaping products. According to a
Evidence presented in the first JUUL bellwether trial against Altria (nee Philip Morris) in the national JUUL multidistrict litigation reveals new and shocking details about Altria’s buy-in to the tobacco vaping giant As reported by Law360, evidence unfolding in the first JUUL bellwether trial against Altria in the national JUUL MDL
In the wake of unprecedented surges in data breaches and unauthorized dissemination of personal information, data privacy litigation has become a critical tool in preserving consumer’s and patients’ privacy rights. By holding irresponsible and bad-actor companies accountable for their data protection insufficiencies and improper sales and sharing of private personal and medical info, plaintiff attorneys
As reported by Law360, nearly a decade after the toxic water crisis in Flint, Michigan began, residents of Flint are still grappling with the aftermath of drinking water contaminated with and poisoned by the extremely toxic heavy metal lead. Despite a $626 million settlement won against the state of Michigan in August 2020, many Flint residents continue
On April 24, 2023, Hon. David O. Carter of the Central District of California approved the Class Plaintiffs’ $50 million settlement with Amplify Energy Corporation, Beta Operating Company, LLC, and San Pedro Bay Pipeline Company, the three entities that owned and operated the San Pedro Bay Pipeline (collectively “Amplify”). The Plaintiffs are comprised of three
American Legal Media/Law.com have announced their 2023 Southeastern Legal Awards honorees, and we are pleased to report that Lieff Cabraser partners Mark Chalos and Andrew Kaufman have received well-deserved recognition.
Selection of 12 jurors in the trial is expected to be completed by the end of the day, and opening arguments in this first bellwether trial, brought against Altria on behalf of the San Francisco Unified School District, will commence Monday April 24 On Friday, April 21, 2023, jury selection will
We are delighted to announce that Lieff Cabraser Nashville Managing Partner Mark Chalos has been recognized for the eighth time in the Nashville Post’s “In Charge 2023: Legal” list of influential legal professionals.
Lieff Cabraser partner Douglas Cuthbertson will be a featured speaker at the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) Spring Training Conference, Class Action Workshop, taking place May 2-3, 2023 in New Orleans. On day two of the pre-conference workshop (5/3), Doug will speak on a panel entitled “Privacy Claims and Data Breaches.”