Lieff Cabraser Names New Partners for 2022
We are proud to announce that Wilson Dunlavey and Michelle Lamy have been promoted to partner.
Lieff Cabraser Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit on Behalf of Fund Investors Against FirstEnergy Corp. Alleging Illegal Bribery and Money-Laundering Scheme
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
UPDATE: $11.5 Million Kaiser Race Bias Case Settlement Receives Preliminary Approval from Court; Notice Mailed to Class Members
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.
The Perpetuated But False “Statistic” that Drivers Are Responsible for 94% of Crashes
Over 20,000 people in the United States are killed between the months of January and June alone on American roadways. This number has increased by 10% over the last decade, whereas in the European Union, traffic related deaths dropped 36% from 2010 to 2020. As reported by The Atlantic, the
Landmark Jury Verdict Holds Pharmacies Responsible for Their Role in the U.S. Opioid Crisis
As reported by Law360, in a first-of-its-kind ruling, a federal jury has found pharmacy giants CVS, Walgreens and Walmart liable for fueling the opioid addiction crisis in two Ohio counties. After a six-week trial and one week of deliberations, jurors concluded that the sale and distribution of huge amounts of prescription opioids by the pharmacy
$58 Million Settlement of Plaid Consumer Privacy Class Action Receives Preliminary Approval from Court
On November 19, 2021, Judge Donna M. Ryu of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order granting preliminary approval to a proposed $58 million settlement of multidistrict litigation brought by Lieff Cabraser on behalf of consumers accusing FinTech firm Plaid Inc. of improperly obtaining and profiting from user bank account credentials and
New Reuters Report Reveals How Amazon’s Corporate Lobbying Machine Works Relentlessly to Kill Consumer Privacy Protections
As Amazon has become the largest online retailer in the United States, it has used that status to accumulate a massive amount of private personal information on its customers. Reuters reports that in recent years, internal documents have revealed how a former aide to Joe Biden helped the tech giant assemble a corporate lobbying machine
Lieff Cabraser Files Negligence Lawsuit Against Natera, Inc. Over Faulty Embryo Viability Testing
Plaintiffs allege Natera negligently allowed contaminants to ruin its embryo testing with entire sample sets being lost for use, then fraudulently concealed the contamination from the public; complaint includes allegations of fraud, failure to warn, strict product liability, manufacturing defects, negligence, and intentional infliction of severe emotional distress to families who
Lin Chan and Dean Harvey Named Top Antitrust Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal
The Daily Journal (subscription) has named its Top Antitrust Lawyers in California for 2021, a list that includes Lieff Cabraser partners Lin Y. Chan and Dean M. Harvey. Lin and Dean are two of only twenty-seven antitrust law practitioners to make the list, and are featured in the Daily Journal’s “2021 Top Antitrust Lawyers in
Tiseme Zegeye Honored with 2021 Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Tiseme Zegeye has been honored with a 2021 Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award by the American Constitution Society – Bay Area Lawyer Chapter. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, November, 9th, 2021 at the 44th Annual Minority Bar Coalition (MBC) Unity Awards.