On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, which restores survivors’ option to hold their abusers accountable in public court rather than in secretive, private arbitration (often funded by the defendant). The law prohibits employers from imposing the provisions of arbitration
The World Health Organization and UNICEF have published a new report that summarizes the findings of a multi-national study examining the impact of formula milk marketing on infant feeding decisions and practices. The research study, the largest of its kind to date, draws on the experiences of over 8,000 women and more than 300 health
Potentially lethal bacteria feared to be present in Abbott’s powdered milk products aimed at infants Abbott Laboratories has expanded its nationwide emergency recall of three infant powdered milk products after a second infant has died after using the formula. Originally recalled on February 18, 2022, the formula variations were all produced at Abbott’s manufacturing facility
We are delighted to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Michelle Lamy has been named to Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: Five Fresh Faces to Know in Consumer Litigation.”
Over 90% of litigating local governments have confirmed participation in the global settlements approved today by the “Big Three” drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson, along with opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson Washington, D.C. (February 25, 2022) – Today, the National Prescription Opiate Litigation Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee confirmed participation of over 90% of litigating
The following is from a piece published by the Impact Fund written by Lieff Cabraser partner Anne B. Shaver, explaining a recent Ninth Circuit decision to reject an attempt to insulate a bank from liability for admitted citizenship discrimination on standing grounds.
Lieff Cabraser attorney Jallé Dafa will moderate the first of the ABA Labor & Employment Law Section’s Heritage Month Webinar Series on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm CST. In recognition of Black History Month, the Section has assembled an extraordinary set of panelists for a roundtable conversation discussing their entries to the legal field, career
Bulletin notes serious infant injuries and at least one infant death, warns of possible contamination at manufacturing plant as well as manufacturing problems On February 18, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an urgent recall and warning relating to Abbott Nutrition Sturgis infant formula products Similac, Alimentum, and Elecare. The alarm arose in
On February 18, 2022, Lawdragon legal media announced its 500 Leading Lawyers in America for 2022, a list which includes Lieff Cabraser partners Kelly M. Dermody, Eric B. Fastiff, Steven E. Fineman, Annika K. Martin and Robert J. Nelson.
Lieff Cabraser partner Dean M. Harvey will be a featured panelist at Berkeley Law’s 2022 Riesenfeld Symposium, Big Money, Big Enforcement: New Frontiers in Global Antitrust Regulation, to be held in-person on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Dean will participate in a panel discussion on “Is Labor the Next Frontier of Antitrust?” where he will address the intersections between antitrust