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
Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly M. Dermody is featured in this week’s episode of the “55 Voices for Democracy” podcast with award-winning journalist Birte Meier. “55 Voices” is inspired by the 55 BBC radio addresses Thomas Mann delivered between 1940 and 1945 from his home in California, warning listeners in Germany, Switzerland,
Lieff Cabraser attorney Jessica Moldovan will speak as featured faculty at the Strafford CLE video webinar entitled, “Duty to Protect From Third-Party Harm in Sexual Abuse Cases” taking place on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 1:00pm-2:30pm EST. This CLE course will explore the standards applied by courts to determine who may face civil liability for physical
We are proud to announce that Wilson Dunlavey and Michelle Lamy have been promoted to partner.
Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah R. London is featured in an on demand webinar panel discussion on Diversity in MDL Leadership Appointments, which originally took place in April 2021 at the 3rd annual Western Alliance Bank Class Action Law Forum, held in collaboration with the University of San Diego School of Law. During the webinar, panel participants
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.
On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth J. Cabraser will participate in a panel discussion on cross-border class actions at the Ontario Bar Association’s 13th Annual Class Actions Colloquium. Panelists will review the litigation of two key product liability cases - VW and metal-on-metal hips - in four jurisdictions. Leading counsel from both
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