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.

Dean Harvey to Moderate Panel on Cartwright Act Reform at 2025 Golden State Institute

Lieff Cabraser partner Dean M. Harvey will moderate a panel discussion on “Cartwright Act Reform” at the 2025 Golden State Institute (GSI), the premier annual conference of the Antitrust and Consumer Protection Section of the California Lawyers Association. The event will take place on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco.

2025-09-30T18:30:03+00:00September 30th, 2025|News|

Class Plaintiffs File Proposed Plan for Notice and Distribution Phase of Historic $1.5 Billion Settlement in Anthropic AI Litigation

Extensive Filing Describes Overwhelming Support Across Author/Publisher Community and Explains Plaintiffs’ Proposal on Notice, Claims, and Distribution of Anthropic Payment; Action Meets Schedule Set by Court’s September 8 Order and Moves Case Forward Towards September 25, 2025, Preliminary Approval Hearing September 22, 2025 (San Francisco) — The Anthropic class plaintiffs in Bartz et al. v. Anthropic

2025-09-23T04:38:04+00:00September 22nd, 2025|Intellectual Property|

Elizabeth Cabraser and Richard Heimann Honored by the Daily Journal for 2025

Elizabeth Cabraser honored with the Daily Journal’s inaugural Distinguished Counsel award and Richard Heimann named for 7th time to “Top 100” Cal Lawyers List The Daily Journal has published its annual listing of the “Top 100 Lawyers in California (subscription),” which includes a seventh-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partner Richard M. Heimann. The Journal also inaugurates a new

2025-09-17T18:49:22+00:00September 17th, 2025|Awards|

Twenty-Seven Lieff Cabraser Partners Named to 2026 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America” List

On September 5, 2025, Lawdragon legal media announced its 500 Leading Litigators in America for 2026, a list which includes twenty-seven Lieff Cabraser partners: Katherine Lubin Benson, Kevin R. Budner, Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Mark P. Chalos, Lin Y. Chan, Daniel P. Chiplock, Kelly M. Dermody, Nimish R. Desai, Paulina do Amaral, Eric B. Fastiff, Steven E.

2025-09-08T20:57:21+00:00September 8th, 2025|Awards|

Authors Secure $1.5 Billion Settlement in Landmark AI Piracy Case

Landmark Agreement with Anthropic Submitted for Court Approval Agreement Would Result in First Major Payout to Creators Challenging AI Exploitation of their Work, Believed Largest Recovery Ever in a US Copyright Case On September 5, 2025, Plaintiffs in the Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC, No. 3:24-cv-05417-WHA (N.D. Cal.), literary piracy lawsuit today announced the

2025-09-06T00:54:18+00:00September 6th, 2025|Intellectual Property, News|

Lieff Cabraser Wins New York Law Journal’s “Products Liability/Mass Torts Litigation Department of the Year” Award

The American Legal Media/Law.com New York Legal Awards were held last night in New York City, and we are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser was named winner of the New York Law Journal’s (NYLJ) “Products Liability/Mass Torts Litigation Department of the Year” award for 2025. The award is part of the NYLJ’s annual New York Legal Awards, which

2025-09-05T18:02:23+00:00September 5th, 2025|Awards|

Lieff Cabraser and Co-Counsel Announce Filing of Class Action Against Textron Aviation Over Alleged Cessna CJ4 Aircraft Corrosion Defect

JCC Transport, LLC and CBP Air Logistics, LLC allege that all Textron Cessna Citation CJ4 Aircraft have a dangerous, uniform defect that can cost as much as $500,000 or more to repair properly. September 3, 2025, Kansas City, KS–(BUSINESSWIRE)–On September 2, 2025, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP; Epps, Holloway, Deloach & Hoipkemier, LLC; CohenMalad

2025-09-03T23:10:36+00:00September 3rd, 2025|Defective Products|

36 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers Listings

The Best Lawyers in America has announced its 2026 recognition of “outstanding attorney leaders” in the U.S., a list that we are proud to note includes thirty-six Lieff Cabraser lawyers. The publication’s 32nd edition spotlights the top 5% of private practicing attorneys in the U.S., and is based on more than 3.4 million peer evaluations. This

2025-08-22T18:02:11+00:00August 21st, 2025|Awards|

Five Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Recognized in Lexology Index: Competition 2025

We are pleased to announce that five Lieff Cabraser attorneys have been recognized among “the best in their fields” in the Lexology Index: Competition 2025, a comprehensive listing of leading competition experts worldwide. The publication, formerly known as Who’s Who Legal, named partners Eric B. Fastiff, Brendan P. Glackin, and Dr. Katharina Kolb as Thought

2025-08-21T21:54:16+00:00August 21st, 2025|Awards|