Japanese airbag maker Takata is adding another 3.3 million faulty airbag inflators to the world’s largest automotive recall in U.S. history. The newly recalled airbags correspond to vehicles from Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Tesla manufactured in 2009, 2010 and 2013.
Today, Lieff Cabraser partner Rachel Geman is teaching a webinar on “Statistics in Employment Litigation: Substantive Issues, Working with Experts, and Recent Legal Trends” for the Clear Law Institute from 1:00-2:15pm EST.
Lieff Cabraser partner Mark P. Chalos will participate in a panel discussion at the HarrisMartin’s Plaintiff Opioid MDL Conference next week at the Westin Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. Mark will speak on Monday January 8th on “Third-Party Payor, Class, and Hospital Claims” as they relate to the ongoing national opioid crisis. In December 2017, Mark
Benchmark Litigation, self-described as “the definitive guide to litigation firms and attorneys in the United States,” has announced the shortlists for its state and national 2018 litigation awards. Lieff Cabraser was nominated as Plaintiff Firm of the Year for 2018, in addition to receiving a best state firm nod for California.
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report reveals that consumer complaints about harassing unwanted automated telemarketing calls jumped significantly in 2017, and have quadrupled since 2009. There were a total of 4.5 million robocall complaints last year, and the agency received an additional 2.5 million complaints about live telemarketing calls; on average, the FTC received over
300 prominent actresses, female agents, writers, directors, producers, and entertainment executives have joined forces to fight systemic sexual harassment in Hollywood and beyond in blue-collar workplaces across the nation. The new initiative, called Time’s Up, includes funding for legal representation which will be coordinated and administered by the National Women’s Law
Law360 reports on product liability cases to watch in the year 2018, highlighting cases of national interest with potential impact on millions of Americans. The review includes cases in which Lieff Cabraser plays a prominent role, and Law360 spoke directly with Lieff Cabraser’s Lexi Hazam.
We are proud to announce that San Francisco-based associates Kevin R. Budner and Phong-Chau Nguyen have been promoted to partner.