Lieff Cabraser Civil Justice Blog

Mark Chalos Discusses Rule 23 Class Cases on Liability and Injury

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Mark Chalos Discusses Rule 23 Class Cases on Liability and Injury

The Southern Trial Lawyers Association presents its 27th Annual Conference Wednesday, February 11 through Sunday, February 15 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in New Orleans. Lieff Cabraser attorney Mark P. Chalos will be speaking about Rule 23 class cases on liability and injury at the February 12 panel. The conference will also include panel discussions on topics such as: how to obtain and handle cases, storytelling through witness examination, damages, the positive and negative aspects of litigation, and product liability.

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Medtronic Pays $2.8 Million to Resolve Off-Label Medicare False Claims Case

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Medtronic to pay $2.8 million to settle false claims case

As noted in numerous news stories today, Minnesota medical device manufacturer Medtronic will pay $2.8 million to the U.S. Justice Department to settle a False Claims Act case alleging the company paid doctors tens of thousands to recommend an unapproved medical procedure that was not shown to be safe or effective.

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Jury Holds RJ Reynolds Accountable to Florida Widow

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San Francisco — Attorney Sarah London of the San Francisco office of the national plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced that a jury in federal court in Florida last week returned a verdict of $6 million against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“RJR”) for Ellen Gray, the wife of Henry Gray, who died at the age of 63 from lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases. [Read more…]

Nicholas Diamand Discusses Ethical Risks in Class Litigation

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Nicholas Diamand Discusses Ethical Risks in Class Litigation

Lieff Cabraser attorney Nicholas Diamand will be speaking at a live 90-minute CLE webinar, sponsored by Strafford, with interactive Q&A on February 10, 2015. The webinar will discuss the ethical risks involved in class litigation, and the strategies for both plaintiff and defense counsel to avoid ethics violations and malpractice liability.

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Jason Lichtman to Speak at CAOC 9th Annual Class Action Seminar

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Jason Lichtman to Speak at CAOC 9th Annual Class Action Seminar

The Consumer Attorneys of California, College of Trial Arts, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, and Bar Association of San Francisco present the 9th Annual Class Action Seminar on February 10, 2015 at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco. Lieff Cabraser attorney Jason Lichtman is one of the distinguished attorneys speaking at the seminar. Lichtman will discuss how to prove uniform damages post-Comcast in products class actions.

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$40 Million Settlement For Consumers in TracFone Class Action

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Michael W. Sobol, the chair of the consumer practice group at the national plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced today that consumers who purchased service plans with “Unlimited data” from TracFone Wireless, Inc., sold under its brands Straight Talk, Net10, Telcel America, or Simple Mobile, may be eligible to receive payments under an anticipated $40 million settlement in a nationwide class action lawsuit. [Read more…]

Prescription Drug Risperdal Linked to Abnormal Male Breast Development

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Attorney Wendy R. Fleishman of the national plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced that four young men prescribed the antipsychotic medication Risperdal recently filed separate personal injury lawsuits alleging that Risperdal is a defective and dangerous prescription drug. The complaints were brought against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Risperdal, in state court in Pennsylvania, where Janssen Pharmaceuticals is located. [Read more…]

Supreme Court’s Ruling Ensures Right of MDL Litigants to Timely Appeal

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling last week for litigants in multidistrict litigation. Multidistrict proceedings (commonly referred to as “MDLs”) consist of multiple civil cases in federal court involving similar factual issues that are coordinated or consolidated for discovery proceedings and pretrial motions before one federal judge. MDLs are intended to achieve efficiency and avoid conflicting rulings that might occur if similar cases were litigated in different courts. Recent examples of MDLs in which Lieff Cabraser plays a leading role include the GM ignition-switch litigation and the Toyota sudden-acceleration lawsuits.

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Congratulations To Trial Advocacy National Champions From Berkeley Law

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We offer our congratulations to the students from Berkeley Law for winning a national trial advocacy competition this past weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, the competition introduces law students to the challenges and rewards of employment and labor litigation.

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Law360 Recognizes Lieff Cabraser with its Product Liability Group of Year Award

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Law360 Recognizes Lieff Cabraser with its Product Liability Group of Year Award

Legal news service Law360 has announced the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year award, “awarded to firms that came through for their clients in 2014, sealing the big deals and winning the high-stakes suits.” Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein was selected as Law360’s Product Liability Group of the Year.

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Patients Charge Benicar is a Dangerous and Defective Drug

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Attorney Lexi Hazam of the national plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced that two patients prescribed olmesartan medoxomil, a widely-prescribed medication sold under the brand name Benicar, today filed a personal injury lawsuit alleging that Benicar is a dangerous and defective drug. The complaint, filed in federal court in San Francisco, names as defendants Japanese-based Daiichi Sankyo, Benicar’s manufacturer, and Forest Laboratories, which marketed Benicar in the U.S. Steven W. Teppler of the Abbott Law Group, P.A. from Jacksonville, Florida, also serves as counsel for plaintiffs. [Read more…]

Lieff Cabraser Recognized in 2015 Edition of Best Law Firms

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2015 Best Law Firms 2015

U.S. News & Best Lawyers published their 2015 Best Law Firms book this month. Lieff Cabraser is proud to be selected again as the “Law Firm of the Year” in the category of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs. This represents the fifth consecutive year that U.S. News & Best Lawyers have recognized Lieff Cabraser as a national “Law Firm of the Year.”

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National Law Journal Recognizes Elizabeth Cabraser As Litigation Trailblazer

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National Law Journal Recognizes Elizabeth Cabraser As Litigation Trailblazer

The National Law Journal has named Lieff Cabraser attorney Elizabeth J. Cabraser to its inaugural list of Litigation Trailblazers & Pioneers. Fifty of the nation’s top litigators were chosen based on their “remarkable successes” as well as “deep passion and perseverance in pursuit of their mission.”

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