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Successful consumer protection class action against malevolent payday lender highlights the benefits and power of individuals uniting in class action
Staggering $4.7 Billion Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson in Talc Cancer Trial
$4.1 billion in punitive damages against the company for covering up testing data and scientific studies it knew showed the cosmetic-grade
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Should Be Banned From Insurance Policies
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21 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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In Wake of USC Sex Scandal Huffington Post Publishes Primer on What Patients Should Expect and Accept During a Gynecologist Appointment
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All Web Leads Deceptive Practices Class Action Gets Go-Ahead from Federal Court
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Public Justice Honors Elizabeth Cabraser with Highest Honor – the Champion of Justice Award
Public Justice has honored Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth J. Cabraser with the 2018 Champion of Justice
Appeals Court Affirms $10 Billion VW Diesel Emissions Deal, Noting “Substantial Benefits” to Class Members
Settlement delivers “substantial, tangible benefits” to class members, with extremely high participation rates As reported by Law360 (subscription), the Ninth
Mark Chalos, Kenny Byrd, and John Spragens to Teach at Vanderbilt Law
Lieff Cabraser Nashville Attorneys Appointed as Adjunct Faculty for Fall 2018 “The Practice of Aggregate Litigation” Lieff Cabraser Nashville attorneys
Lieff Cabraser Announces Filing of Lawsuit by Cannon County, Tennessee Against Prescription Opioid Manufacturers
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Lieff Cabraser Partners Headline Class Action Litigation Group Program at 2018 AAJ Conference
Lieff Cabraser partners Mark Chalos, Annika K. Martin, and Kenny Byrd spoke at the July 8 Class Action Litigation Group
VW Diesel Emissions Claims Deadline is Rapidly Approaching for 2.0 Liter Engine Vehicles
As reported by Green Car Reports, U.S. owners of 2.0-liter 4-cylinder VW cars must complete the
New Embryo Preservation Law Aims at Government Oversight of Fertility Centers
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Judge Holds Racketeering Lawsuit Against State Farm Over Election Manipulations Can Go Forward
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Swinomish Tribe Files RICO Opioids Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Pharmaceutical Giants
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Eight Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2018 “40 & Under Hot List”
Benchmark Litigation, “the definitive guide to litigation firms and attorneys in the United States,” has announced this year’s Benchmark 40
Lieff Cabraser’s Band The R-23s Raise Nearly $14,000 for the Family Violence Appellate Project
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2018 ABA Survey of Federal Class Action Law Published
The American Bar Association (ABA) has published its 2018 “Survey of Federal Class Action Law,” whose contributors include Lieff Cabraser