As reported by Law360, Volkswagen and Porsche have agreed to pay $80 million to settle claims that they manipulated nearly 500,000 gasoline-powered Porsche vehicles to overstate their advertised fuel economy and obtain fraudulent emissions certifications in an attempt to make them seem more eco-friendly than they actually were.
We are pleased to announce that nine Lieff Cabraser partners were named to this year’s Lawdragon “500 Leading Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers” list: Lin Y. Chan, Kelly M. Dermody, Rachel Geman, Dean M. Harvey, Daniel M. Hutchinson, Michelle Lamy, Michael Levin-Gesundheit, Anne B. Shaver, and Tiseme Zegeye. This is Lawdragon’s fifth consecutive year of publishing its list of distinguished lawyers “who have
The class, collective and representative lawsuit was filed on behalf of Stryker Sales Representatives and Sales Associates working across a wide range of Stryker medical product divisions in the U.S. On June 14, 2022, the law firms of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Shavitz Law Group, P.A. filed a lawsuit in the Central
In a case focusing on Bausch & Lomb’s artificial in-eye lenses that can break inside patient’s eyes, causing vision that is equivalent to seeing the world through a kaleidoscope — at best — plaintiffs won a signal victory in the Connecticut Supreme Court when that authority held that the plaintiffs’ injury claims against Bausch &
We are delighted to announce that the Daily Journal (subscription) has named Lieff Cabraser partners Elizabeth Cabraser, Kelly Dermody and Richard Heimann to its annual listing of “Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California.” The Top Plaintiff Lawyer awards acknowledge attorneys’ active involvement in “significant cases that make a difference in California and the world.”
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
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
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
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
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