As reported by Law360 (subscription), on January 28, 2022, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued an order denying the bulk of the latest wave of defendant motions to dismiss two tribes’ bellwether suits in multidistrict injury and fraudulent advertising litigation against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul and its part-owner Altria. The lawsuits
As reported by NPR, a new law aimed at ending surprise medical bills for millions of Americans recently took effect. Passed by Congress in 2020 as part of the coronavirus relief package, the No Surprises Act establishes new federal protections for patients with private health insurance that prohibit health care providers from billing patients at
On November 19, 2021, Judge Donna M. Ryu of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order granting preliminary approval to a proposed $58 million settlement of multidistrict litigation brought by Lieff Cabraser on behalf of consumers accusing FinTech firm Plaid Inc. of improperly obtaining and profiting from user bank account credentials and
As Amazon has become the largest online retailer in the United States, it has used that status to accumulate a massive amount of private personal information on its customers. Reuters reports that in recent years, internal documents have revealed how a former aide to Joe Biden helped the tech giant assemble a corporate lobbying machine
Plaintiff owners and lessees suing General Motors over allegedly defective air conditioning units in their GM vehicles scored a procedural victory as U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Leitman declined defendant GM’s motion to dismiss the litigation. As reported by Law360, the ruling comes after GM argued that the various state laws of each class member
On Friday, October 22, 2021 @ 11:30 AM PDT, Lieff Cabraser partner David Rudolph will speak as part of an upcoming Practising Law Institute virtual program on California Privacy Law 2021. David will present material on the “Outside Counsel Perspective,” discussing key privacy litigation risks faced by companies, providing an understanding of the plaintiff perspective, and
Ninth Circuit memorandum decision also affirms certification of RICO claims against Walgreens for its participation in blood fraud scheme On September 8, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed certification of the plaintiff class in the blood test fraud class action lawsuit brought by Lieff Cabraser against Theranos, Inc. and
As reported by Law360 (subscription), a Georgia federal judge has ruled that consumers alleging that Graco Inc. improperly and fraudulently marketed some of its child booster seats can move forward against the defendants’ objections. The court noted that it left much of the original suit intact in part because Graco made express representations about the
As reported by Law360 (subscription), Volkswagen has agreed to a proposed settlement of $42 million to resolve consumer lawsuits over defective Takata airbag inflators in over one million VW and Audi vehicles with model years ranging from 2005 through 2014.
Reuters reports that FinTech firm Plaid Inc. has agreed to pay $58 million to settle allegations that it improperly obtained and profited from user bank account credentials and personal financial information. The company also agreed to change certain of its business practices, according to public filings made in California.