DETROIT, MI–On August 3, 2022, U.S. District Judge Victoria A. Roberts issued an Order granting final approval to the settlement of the class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan arising out of UofM campus sexual misconduct. The settlement resolves a class action lawsuit filed in 2021 on behalf of current and future UM students led by
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 Annika K. Martin will be featured as a distinguished speaker at Berkeley Law’s Upcoming 2021 Sexual Harassment in Education Virtual Conference taking place this week, Thursday, October 28 – Friday, October 29, 2021. On day two of the conference (10/29), Annika will speak in a plenary session entitled “Crafting Meaningful Sexual Harassment Settlements.”
On May 27, 2021, a California superior court judge issued an order certifying a class of nearly 11,000 former female Google workers who allege the tech giant engaged in systemic and pervasive pay and promotion discrimination against its female employees in California, at times paying women thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts. Filed