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.

Lieff Cabraser Files Lawsuit Against JUUL & Altria on Behalf of the Yurok Tribe for Deceptive Youth Targeting and Devastating Injuries from JUUL E-Cigarettes

Lawsuit includes allegations that JUUL and Altria deliberately targeted vulnerable native populations Lieff Cabraser and its co-counsel, Zwerling Schachter & Zwerling LLP, have filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of California on behalf of the California Yurok Tribe against JUUL and Altria for violations of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

2020-10-20T08:47:44+00:00October 20th, 2020|Personal Injury, Tobacco Litigation|

Lieff Cabraser Sponsors Tennessee Innocence Project “Envision Innocence 2020” Virtual Fundraiser

On Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 12 pm CST, the Tennessee Innocence Project will host its Envision Innocence 2020 virtual fundraising event. Emceed by Emmy award winning Middle Tennessee news anchor Demetria Kalodimos, the event will feature a conversation between Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham and Dr. Yusef Salaam, a committed advocate and educator, focusing

2020-10-19T13:17:20+00:00October 19th, 2020|Firm News, Public Good|

Lieff Cabraser Files Amicus Brief Defending California’s Pro-Consumer Pay-for-Delay Law on Behalf of American Antitrust Institute and Other Organizations

On October 15, 2020, Lieff Cabraser filed an amicus brief on behalf of the American Antitrust Institute (AAI), Consumer Reports, and Public Citizen in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California opposing a generic pharmaceutical association’s efforts to defeat pro-consumer anti-pay-for-delay legislation. A legal tactic used by branded drug manufacturers to stifle

2020-10-16T16:25:59+00:00October 16th, 2020|Amicus, Antitrust|

Lawdragon Names Five Lieff Cabraser Attorneys to “500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers” 2020 Listing

Lawdragon has published its third annual listing of the “500 Leading Plaintiff  Employment Lawyers” in America, a list that includes Lieff Cabraser partners Lin Y. Chan, Kelly M. Dermody, Rachel Geman, Daniel M. Hutchinson, and Anne B. Shaver. Introduced as one of the newest additions to Lawdragon’s acclaimed 500 series, the “500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers” guide includes distinguished attorneys selected over a

2020-10-15T13:32:21+00:00October 15th, 2020|Awards, Firm News|

IRS Unlawfully Withheld Stimulus Relief From Incarcerated People, Federal Court Confirms

On October 14, 2020, Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the Northern District of California granted in part the Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment against the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin, and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig. In its order, the Court explained that “incarcerated individuals

2022-09-21T16:51:57+00:00October 14th, 2020|Human Rights, Public Good|

Ninth Circuit Court Reverses Dismissal of Bank of Internet (BofI) Securities Fraud Class Action

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the District Court’s dismissal of the securities fraud class action lawsuit against BofI Federal Bank after finding that a related whistleblower suit and accounts by numerous other former employees, adequately pleaded fraud and scienter on the part of the Bank and its CEO.

2020-10-09T12:42:21+00:00October 9th, 2020|Securities Fraud|

Lieff Cabraser Enoxaparin Case Team Recognized as Honorees for AAI 2020 Antitrust Enforcement Awards

Historic antitrust case against Momenta Pharmaceuticals over illegal drug price-fixing led to second largest indirect purchaser antitrust pharmaceutical settlement in history The American Antitrust Institute has announced its selection of leading practitioners and economists to be recognized as honorees for the 2020 Antitrust Enforcement Awards. Lieff Cabraser’s team shared the AAI’s

2022-09-21T17:55:06+00:00October 8th, 2020|Antitrust, Awards, Firm News|

Federal Judge Certifies Class, Orders Trump Administration to Stop Denying Pandemic Relief Funds to Incarcerated Persons

On September 24, 2020, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order certifying a nationwide class of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons, and granting the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction requiring the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Internal

2024-11-20T23:40:32+00:00September 24th, 2020|Firm News, Public Good|