On January 19, 2022, The University of Michigan announced a settlement of the individual sex abuse claims against sexual predator and university doctor Robert E. Anderson sex abuse claims. The proposed settlement provides $460 million for approximately 1,050 individuals. That fund will be allocated in a process to be set up by the plaintiff lawyers
The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents recently announced that President Mark Schlissel has been removed due to an alleged inappropriate relationship with a university employee. MLive reports that Schlissel was fired for breaking the very same rule he himself announced and implemented at a July Board of Regents meeting aimed at overhauling the school’s
Lieff Cabraser attorney Jessica Moldovan will speak as featured faculty at the Strafford CLE video webinar entitled, “Duty to Protect From Third-Party Harm in Sexual Abuse Cases” taking place on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 1:00pm-2:30pm EST. This CLE course will explore the standards applied by courts to determine who may face civil liability for physical
As reported by NPR, a new law aimed at ending surprise medical bills for millions of Americans recently took effect. Passed by Congress in 2020 as part of the coronavirus relief package, the No Surprises Act establishes new federal protections for patients with private health insurance that prohibit health care providers from billing patients at
We are proud to announce that Wilson Dunlavey and Michelle Lamy have been promoted to partner.
Revelations of the unlawful conduct in July 2020 and thereafter caused the value of the funds’ investments in FirstEnergy stock to decline significantly On December 17, 2021, Lieff Cabaser filed a lawsuit on behalf of certain MFS Funds against FirstEnergy Corp. and certain of FirstEnergy’s senior officers and directors for violations of the Securities Act
On December 13, 2021, Lieff Cabraser, with co-counsel, filed a lawsuit against Uphold in the Southern District of New York on behalf of a class of consumers alleging that the digital currency money platform’s “Earn” program was a worthless product or, at a minimum, one with serious undisclosed material risks that Uphold failed to disclose
Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London is featured in an on demand webinar panel discussion on Diversity in MDL Leadership Appointments, which originally took place in April 2021 at the 3rd annual Western Alliance Bank Class Action Law Forum, held in collaboration with the University of San Diego School of Law. During the webinar, panel participants
December 8, 2021 – Update – Today the Settlement Administrator mailed and emailed the court-approved Notice and Claim Form to Class Members. If you received this Notice, it is because you meet the class definition in the employment data of the Kaiser-related entities. Please review these materials for important deadlines.
On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth J. Cabraser will participate in a panel discussion on cross-border class actions at the Ontario Bar Association’s 13th Annual Class Actions Colloquium. Panelists will review the litigation of two key product liability cases - VW and metal-on-metal hips - in four jurisdictions. Leading counsel from both