The National Law Journal (subscription) has named Lieff Cabraser partner Lexi J. Hazam as a 2022 Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazers. Lexi is one of only 47 plaintiff-side practitioners in the U.S. to make the list. The award recognizes plaintiffs’ lawyers who “prove to be born leaders, and true agents of change.”
Law360 has selected Lieff Cabraser partners Lin Y. Chan and Kelly McNabb to serve on its 2022 Editorial Advisory Boards. Lin was chosen for the Competition Editorial Advisory Board for the second consecutive term and Kelly is a new addition to the publication’s Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board.
Lieff Cabraser partner Mark P. Chalos has been named yet again to Nashville Post’s 2022 “In Charge” list of community leaders who represent “the city’s top power brokers.”
Lawdragon has published its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America” for 2022, an honor roll that includes Lieff Cabraser partners Donald C. Arbitblit, Kenneth S. Byrd, Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Mark P. Chalos, Paulina do Amaral, Steven E. Fineman, Wendy R. Fleishman, Rachel Geman, Lexi J. Hazam, Richard M. Heimann, Sarah R. London, Annika K. Martin, and Robert J. Nelson. The Lawdragon consumer
As reported by Law360, on April 12, 2022, U.S. District Judge Gershwin A. Drain of the Eastern District of Michigan ruled in favor of plaintiffs in refusing Ford’s attempt to dismiss the litigation filed on behalf of hundreds of Ford F-150 pickup truck owners who have experienced sudden and dangerous brake failures in their vehicles.
As reported by Law360, on April 8, 2022, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California issued a ruling that Teva Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, Anda Inc. and other major pharmaceutical companies and distributors allegedly responsible for the manufacturing, transmission, and sale of dangerous, highly addictive and often lethal prescription opioids such as Oxycontin and fentanyl,
Lieff Cabraser partner David Rudolph will speak at the American Bar Association’s 25th Annual National Institute on Class Actions on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 at 10:00 am CT at The Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. David will be featured on the panel “Don’t Get Bucked by the Mechanical Bull: Holding onto Adversarial Ethics While Riding Innovations.” The panel
We are proud to announce that Lieff Cabraser Managing Partner Steven E. Fineman has been named to Lawdragon’s prestigious “Legends of the 500” list for 2022. The list highlights 20 extraordinary lawyers from across the U.S., all of whom have “been recognized repeatedly among the 500 leading lawyers, typically ten times. They are lawyers who fascinate, motivate
On March 28, 2022, Judge Gregory Woods of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order ruling in favor of employee whistleblowers who were improperly terminated for various reasons — including having sought to prevent their employer from forcing employees to work from the office at
Agreement will result in oversight and institutional reforms at UofM to address sexual assault, harassment, and other sexual violence; creates innovative Coordinated Community Response Team ANN ARBOR – A class action settlement between students and the University of Michigan will lead to the creation and implementation of best-in-class, institutional reforms at UofM that address and