About LieffCabraser

"One of the nation's premier plaintiffs firms," Lieff Cabraser has 120 lawyers in San Francisco, New York, Nashville, and Munich. We have a widely diversified practice successfully representing plaintiffs in the fields of personal injury and mass torts, securities and financial fraud, employment discrimination and unlawful employment practices, product defect, consumer protection, antitrust, environmental and toxic exposures, False Claims Act, digital privacy and data security, and civil and human rights. Our clients include individuals, classes and groups of people, businesses, and public and private entities.

Law360 Profiles “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar” Kelly M. Dermody

Law360 has published an in-depth profile of Lieff Cabraser San Francisco office managing partner Kelly M. Dermody, named a 2024 “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar.” The award recognizes lawyers who “not only excel in the courtroom in large-scale litigation, but also take on leadership roles at their firms.” Kelly is one of only eleven plaintiffs’ attorneys in the U.S. to

2024-05-09T17:25:42+00:00May 8th, 2024|Awards|

Lieff Cabraser’s R-23s Rock the Stage at 10th Annual Law Rocks SF Benefit Concert

Last Thursday, legal professionals from across the Bay Area gathered at The Chapel in San Francisco for the 10th Annual Law Rocks SF concert, a fundraising event benefiting local non-profit organizations. Among the six talented bands that took the stage was Lieff Cabraser’s very own R-23s, who delivered an electrifying performance in support of The

2024-05-06T21:59:09+00:00May 6th, 2024|Firm News|

Norfolk Southern Agrees to $600 million Settlement in East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment and Toxic Spill Litigation

As reported by CBS News, Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million to resolve the class action litigation brought by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel on behalf of local residents over the February 3, 2023 derailment and toxic spill in East Palestine, a small, rural community in northeast Ohio. The tragedy made national news last year

2024-04-11T21:36:12+00:00April 11th, 2024|Firm News|

San Francisco Schools Receive Financial Boost From Settlement With JUUL

As reported by the S.F. Chronicle, the San Francisco Unified School District has been awarded a substantial $24.65 million payment from vaping industry giants Juul and Altria in a landmark settlement allocation that is set to revolutionize the District’s health resources, facilitating the hiring of 76 health-focused professionals, including nurses and

2024-03-29T23:52:14+00:00March 29th, 2024|Consumer Fraud, Personal Injury|

Daniel Chiplock and Melissa Gardner Selected for Law360’s 2024 Editorial Advisory Boards

Law360 has selected Lieff Cabraser partners Daniel Chiplock and Melissa Gardner to serve on its 2024 Editorial Advisory Boards. Mr. Chiplock will contribute his expertise to the Securities Editorial Advisory Board, while Ms. Gardner will lend her knowledge to the Cybersecurity & Privacy Editorial Advisory Board, enhancing the publication’s coverage in

2025-02-04T21:02:43+00:00March 20th, 2024|Firm News|

Supreme Court Upholds Seventh Circuit Ruling that McDonald’s Employee Mobility Restriction Litigation Should Move Forward

Lieff Cabraser represents employee plaintiffs in class action litigation against fast food chain McDonald’s over the company’s so-called “no-poach” employee pay and mobility restrictions which prohibit employees from seeking opportunities at other establishments within the vast McDonald’s chain. In August of 2023, the Seventh Circuit overturned a lower court’s dismissal of

2024-03-19T14:44:33+00:00March 18th, 2024|Antitrust, Employment Law|