Lieff Cabraser partner Annika K. Martin will be speaking at HB Litigation’s Class Action Mastery conference in New York City on May 9, 2018. The conference, which runs through May 11, is intended to provide “a practical deep dive for plaintiff attorneys” on class action work. [Read more…]
In litigation arising out of a massive 2015 oil spill off the California coast, U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez has certified a class of property owners and real property lessees who are suing Plains All American for harm from additive-filled toxic oil that oozed into coastal beaches after an underground rupture spewed crude oil onto land and water near Refugio State Beach. At least 140,000 gallons of oil were released in the spill, leading to civil lawsuits as well as criminal charges against Plains. [Read more…]
SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESSWIRE)—On April 17, 2018, Lieff Cabraser filed a Class Action Complaint in federal court in San Francisco on behalf of women who stored their frozen eggs and embryos against Pacific Fertility Center and Prelude Fertility, Inc., alleging, among other things, negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, conversion, violation of unfair competition law, and premises liability relating to defendants’ March 2018 mishandling of preserved eggs and embryos at their San Francisco cryogenic facility. [Read more…]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP reminds investors of upcoming deadline to move for appointment as lead plaintiff in the class action litigation has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired the publicly traded securities of WageWorks, Inc. (“WageWorks” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WAGE) between May 5, 2016 and March 1, 2018 (the “Class Period”). [Read more…]
On April 16, 2018, Judge Terry J. Hatter, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued an Order rejecting defendants Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG’s motions to strike and dismiss plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint in the litigation over allegations of defective, mold-harboring climate control systems in numerous Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The defendants had moved to strike the claim for damages under California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act and to dismiss the common law implied warranty claims and all of the express warranty claims, along with all amendments to the original filed complaint. [Read more…]
Multiple Lieff Cabraser attorneys will be participating in HarrisMartin’s Southern California Wildfires and Mudslide Litigation Conference on May 8, 2018 at The Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Ray, California. [Read more…]
On April 11, 2018, Judge Matthew F. Leitman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an order appointing Lieff Cabraser partner Annika K. Martin as Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit against General Motors Company in federal court on behalf of all persons who purchased or leased certain GM vehicles equipped with an allegedly defective air condition system. [Read more…]
Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth J. Cabraser will be a keynote speaker at the 2018 Class Action Money and Ethics Conference at the Harmonie Club in New York City on May 7. This year’s conference will be focusing on the topic of aligning interests and optimizing outcomes in class action litigation. [Read more…]
Lieff Cabraser partner Anne B. Shaver will be speaking at the 51st Annual Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference from April 26-27, 2018 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, Washington. She will be featured on the panel entitled “Will The Glass Ceiling Ever Break? Emerging Trends in Pay Equity” on Friday, April 27 at 1:45pm PST. [Read more…]
Cabraser also to receive NTLA’s Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame award
Lieff Cabraser founding partner Elizabeth J. Cabraser will be a featured speaker on the Diversity in the Legal Profession panel at the Mass Torts Made Perfect (MTMP) Conference on Friday, April 13, 2018 at The Wynn in Las Vegas. [Read more…]
