The Michigan Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by the State of Michigan to dodge accountability for its role in causing and covering up the dangerous lead contamination in drinking water in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
As reported by MLive, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that Benton Harbor residents may proceed with their constitutional claims against state agencies arising from years of exposure to lead-contaminated drinking water, rejecting the state’s attempt to dismiss the case on statute-of-limitations grounds.
Lieff Cabraser partner Wilson M. Dunlavey will be a panelist at the American Bar Association’s Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Flow Forward: North American Water Quality Forum, taking place this Thursday and Friday, May 15–16, 2025, at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
The AG’s case against the “Big 5” oil companies is expected to now move forward in California Superior Court Lieff Cabraser serves as co-counsel with the California Attorney General’s office in litigation against five of the largest oil and gas companies over allegations the companies misled the California public about climate change. On October 8,
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer, Key Architects of the $600M East Palestine Toxic Spill Settlement, Seek Justice for Conyers Residents Affected by the Chemical Explosion and Cloud On October 2, 2024, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Grant & Eisenhofer, Jenner Law, and Georgia counsel Holzer & Holzer filed a
As reported by Bloomberg Law (subscription), Judge Benita Y. Pearson of the Northern District of Ohio has granted approval to a historic $600 million settlement for the communities impacted by the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment, involving 14 train cars carrying hazardous materials, led to fire
Any Tribal U.S. Marine Corps veterans and family members who lived at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more from 1953 to 1987, and who suffer or died from cancer or other illnesses, may be able to file a claim in the Marine Corps Camp Lejeune Poisoned Water Litigation. We are
As reported by Law360 (subscription), the consolidated class litigation relating to last year’s Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio took a significant step forward earlier this week when Judge Benita Y. Pearson of the Northern District of Ohio granted provisional approval to the proposed $600 million settlement between the railroad company
Lieff Cabraser has been retained by the California Attorney General’s office in litigation against five of the largest oil and gas companies in the world over allegations the companies misled the public about climate change. The Attorney General’s lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court in September 2023, claims that Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP,
On July 19, 2023, judges of the Eastern District of North Carolina appointed Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth Cabraser as Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation centered in North Carolina over injuries relating to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Camp Lejeune is a 246-square-mile United States military training facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina,