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.

Victory for Plaintiffs as Judge Preserves Key Claims in AMEC Retirement Plan Class Action Lawsuit

As reported by Law360, a pretrial hearing in Tennessee has resulted in a victory for the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) and its retirement plan managers. The judge preserved many state law allegations, including those related to AMEC’s failure to monitor the church plan’s retirement plan manager,

2023-03-23T16:22:43+00:00March 23rd, 2023|Employment Law|

Jessica Moldovan to Lead CLE Program on “The Erosion of Fundamental Rights in light of Dobbs” at Upcoming AAML NY Chapter Annual March Meeting

Tomorrow, March 8th, 2023, Lieff Cabraser attorney Jessica Moldovan will speak at the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers NY Chapter Annual March Meeting. The program chairs have arranged for an encore of the CLE presented last year by Jessica and Slate Magazine News Director, Susan Matthews. This year, Ms. Matthews and Ms. Moldovan will continue their discussion:

2023-03-07T21:03:16+00:00March 7th, 2023|Firm News|

Rachel Geman and Jallé Dafa to Speak at ABA 2023 Workplace & Occupational Safety & Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting

Lieff Cabraser attorneys Rachel Geman and Jallé Dafa will speak at the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee 2023 Midwinter Meeting taking place March 7, 2023—March 10, 2023 in San Diego. The program will feature presentations by panelists representing management,

2023-03-02T02:36:18+00:00March 1st, 2023|Employment Law, Firm News|

27 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Recognized as Lawdragon “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2023

Lawdragon has published its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America” for 2023, an honor roll that includes a record 27 Lieff Cabraser lawyers. The Lawdragon consumer law guide, first published in 2007 and annually since 2019, offers the publication’s take on “the best of the U.S. plaintiff bar who specialize in helping consumers get

2023-02-28T17:59:21+00:00February 24th, 2023|Awards, Firm News|

Lieff Cabraser & Co-Counsel File Federal Class Action Against Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern’s flawed response released more than twice the toxics released in the initial derailment, creating a million-pound chemical burn pit that would burn and discharge thick toxic smoke for days causing widespread anxiety, panic, and fear of dire health consequences On February 20, 2023, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane

2023-02-22T14:34:36+00:00February 21st, 2023|Environmental Law|

Judge Orders Devereux Foundation to Produce Documents in Federal Child Abuse Litigation

Judge Anita Brody of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has granted plaintiffs’ motion to compel defendant Devereux Foundation to produce certain records related to alleged abuse at behavioral health facility the Devereux Foundation. Judge Brody held that letting Pennsylvania state law take precedence over federal law would create a “worringly”

2023-02-28T17:54:57+00:00February 15th, 2023|Sexual Abuse, Survivors|

Lieff Cabraser and Corpus Law Patel File Federal Class Action in Georgia Against Mercedes-Benz Over Dangerous Subframe Rust and Corrosion in 2010-2022 Model Year Mercedes Vehicles

Defect alleged to affect tens if not hundreds of thousands of cars across the Mercedes-Benz vehicle line can cause rear subframes to rust or corrode, resulting in sudden, unexpected loss of control for the driver. In response to notice of imminent lawsuit, Mercedes announced a belated, inadequate warranty extension. February 10,

2023-02-28T17:54:33+00:00February 10th, 2023|Defective Products|