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.

Critical Need for New Judges with Antitrust Expertise Highlighted in NY Times Op-Ed: “When Picking Judges, Democrats Need to Stop Ignoring Economics”

The New York Times has published a powerful opinion piece by lead business and economics writer Binyamin Appelbaum, calling on President Biden to push back against corporate abuses by “putting antitrust experts on the federal bench.” The piece refers back to the massive impact then-President Reagan’s court nominations had on our justice system in the

2022-06-07T23:39:00+00:00June 7th, 2022|Antitrust|

Lieff Cabraser Ranked Among Top Class Action Antitrust Law Firms in Newly-Issued 2021 Antitrust Annual Report

Lieff Cabraser recognized as one of the leading antitrust law firms named by Huntington Bank and UC Hastings Law in the recently-issued “2021 Antitrust Annual Report: Class Action Filings in Federal Court” Huntington Bank and the Center for Litigation and Courts at UC College of the Law, San Francisco have released

2022-09-24T03:38:41+00:00June 6th, 2022|Antitrust|

Lieff Cabraser and Co-Counsel Announce Filing of New Federal Lawsuit Against Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Sexual abuse cases continue to mount against Devereux as five new abuse survivors come forward to file individual complaints alleging that Devereux and partner QualityHealth Staffing exposed them to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse by its staff and failed to enact or enforce safety measures or protective policies Lieff Cabraser and Sauder Schelkopf filed a

2022-06-02T22:47:03+00:00June 2nd, 2022|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Lieff Cabraser Joins Legal Alliance of Firms Pledging Free Legal Services to Protect Women Seeking Abortion and Their Medical Providers

Lieff Cabraser has joined the Legal Alliance for Reproductive Rights, a group of over 20 law firms pledging to provide free legal representation to those negatively impacted by the denial of access to medical services if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Led by the Bar Association of San Francisco and the San

2022-06-02T17:20:43+00:00June 2nd, 2022|Firm News, Public Good|

Law360 Names Phong-Chau G. Nguyen a 2022 Rising Star for Product Liability Law

We are proud to announce that Law360 has named Lieff Cabraser partner Phong-Chau G. Nguyen a Rising Star in Product Liability Law for 2022 (subscription). Law360’s Rising Stars are attorneys “under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.” After reviewing more than 1,300 submissions, a team of editors selected 176 honorees; Phong is one of only five product liability law practitioners in

2022-05-31T17:40:45+00:00May 31st, 2022|Awards, Firm News|

Court Grants Preliminary Approval to $230 Million Settlement in Plains All American 2015 Oil Spill Litigation

On May 26, 2022, Central District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez granted preliminary approval to a proposed $230 million settlement in the class action lawsuit arising from an oil spill off Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County in May 2015. The spill occurred when a pipeline owned by Plains ruptured, and oil from the pipeline

2022-05-26T23:40:26+00:00May 26th, 2022|Environmental Law|

NY Adult Survivors Act Signed Into Law: Legislation Will Provide New One-Year Window Extending Time for Abuse Survivors in NY to File Lawsuits

New Legislation to Open One-Year “Look-Back” Window this November for Adult Sexual Abuse Survivors to Pursue Justice Against Their Abusers and Any Institutions that Protected Those Abusers On May 24, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act (S.66/A.648) into law. This legislation will create a one-year look-back window, during which old sexual abuse

2022-05-25T19:29:17+00:00May 25th, 2022|Sexual Abuse|

Plaintiffs’ Counsel Announce Filing of Second Amended Complaint in Benton Harbor Lead-Poisoned Water Class Action

National plaintiffs’ firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP joins civil rights champions Edwards & Jennings, P.C. and residents of Benton Harbor to hold local and state government officials accountable for the lead poisoning of Benton Harbor tap water Edwards & Jennings, P.C. and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP have filed a proposed Second

2022-05-26T19:54:19+00:00May 24th, 2022|Environmental Law, Public Good|

Massive Cover-Up of Southern Baptist Convention Church League Sex Abuse Cases

300-page independent report highlights shocking new details about specific abuse cases, vilification of victims, secret predator databases, and reveals how denominational leaders worked for decades to actively resist calls for abuse prevention and reform As reported by the Washington Post, a new independent investigation has revealed not only decades of sexual abuse with the Southern

2022-05-23T17:53:28+00:00May 23rd, 2022|Sexual Abuse|

David Rudolph to Moderate SF Bar Panel on Facial Recognition

Lieff Cabraser partner David Rudolph will be moderating a panel for the Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco next week entitled, “Facial Recognition – Legislation, Litigation, and Challenges.” Taking place on Wednesday, May 25th at noon, the informative panel of in-house counsel, privacy advocates, and

2022-05-20T15:49:04+00:00May 20th, 2022|Digital Privacy & Data Security, Firm News|