The following is from a piece published by the Impact Fund written by Lieff Cabraser partner Anne B. Shaver, explaining a recent Ninth Circuit decision to reject an attempt to insulate a bank from liability for admitted citizenship discrimination on standing grounds.
On February 18, 2022, Lawdragon legal media announced its 500 Leading Lawyers in America for 2022, a list which includes Lieff Cabraser partners Kelly M. Dermody, Eric B. Fastiff, Steven E. Fineman, Annika K. Martin and Robert J. Nelson.
As reported by The New York Times (subscription) and multiple other outlets, Native American tribes have reached a $590 million proposed settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson and three of the country’s largest opioid distributors to resolve claims over the companies’ alleged role in fueling the massive opioid addiction crisis responsible
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly McNabb has been named to the Steering Committee of The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 for a three-year term commencing in January 2022. Kelly is one of six attorneys who were appointed because of their capacity for dialogue and working to reach consensus, subject-matter expertise, significant
We are proud to announce that Wilson Dunlavey and Michelle Lamy have been promoted to partner.
December 8, 2021 – Update – Today the Settlement Administrator mailed and emailed the court-approved Notice and Claim Form to Class Members. If you received this Notice, it is because you meet the class definition in the employment data of the Kaiser-related entities. Please review these materials for important deadlines.
As reported by Law360, in a first-of-its-kind ruling, a federal jury has found pharmacy giants CVS, Walgreens and Walmart liable for fueling the opioid addiction crisis in two Ohio counties. After a six-week trial and one week of deliberations, jurors concluded that the sale and distribution of huge amounts of prescription opioids by the pharmacy
The Daily Journal (subscription) has named its Top Antitrust Lawyers in California for 2021, a list that includes Lieff Cabraser partners Lin Y. Chan and Dean M. Harvey. Lin and Dean are two of only twenty-seven antitrust law practitioners to make the list, and are featured in the Daily Journal’s “2021 Top Antitrust Lawyers in
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Tiseme Zegeye has been honored with a 2021 Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award by the American Constitution Society – Bay Area Lawyer Chapter. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, November, 9th, 2021 at the 44th Annual Minority Bar Coalition (MBC) Unity Awards.
We are proud to announce that at today’s 2021 ADL NY/NJ Legal Conference, Lieff Cabraser Managing Partner Steven E. Fineman was honored with the organization’s Edward Brodsky Founders Award. The award recognizes Steve’s enduring commitment to the ADL’s mission of stopping the defamation of the Jewish people, and securing justice and fair treatment to all.