Anne Shaver Pens Compelling Piece for Impact Fund: Ninth Circuit Finds Discrimination To Be Concrete Injury For Purposes Of Article III Standing

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.

2023-04-19T19:24:44+00:00February 22nd, 2022|Discrimination, Firm News|

Jallé Dafa to Moderate ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law’s Black History Month Roundtable

Lieff Cabraser attorney Jallé Dafa will moderate the first of the ABA Labor & Employment Law Section’s Heritage Month Webinar Series on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm CST. In recognition of Black History Month, the Section has assembled an extraordinary set of panelists for a roundtable conversation discussing their entries to the legal field, career

2022-02-23T01:48:01+00:00February 22nd, 2022|Firm News|

Dean Harvey to be Featured Panelist at Berkeley Law’s 2022 Riesenfeld Symposium, “Big Money, Big Enforcement: New Frontiers in Global Antitrust Regulation”

Lieff Cabraser partner Dean M. Harvey will be a featured panelist at Berkeley Law’s 2022 Riesenfeld Symposium, Big Money, Big Enforcement: New Frontiers in Global Antitrust Regulation, to be held in-person on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Dean will participate in a panel discussion on “Is Labor the Next Frontier of Antitrust?” where he will address the intersections between antitrust

2022-02-19T21:32:27+00:00February 16th, 2022|Firm News|

Native American Tribes Reach Proposed $590 Million Opioid Settlement With Johnson & Johnson and Distributors

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

2022-02-02T01:50:45+00:00February 2nd, 2022|Firm News, Prescription Drug Injuries|

Kelly McNabb Appointed to Steering Committee of Sedona Conference Working Group 1

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

2022-01-31T21:37:32+00:00January 31st, 2022|Firm News|

Kelly Dermody Featured in Latest Episode of “55 Voices for Democracy” Podcast Tackling Equal Pay

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,

2023-03-14T16:29:10+00:00January 28th, 2022|Employment Law, Firm News|

Jessica Moldovan to Appear as Featured Faculty at Strafford CLE Webinar on Litigating Sexual Abuse Cases  

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

2022-01-04T21:50:03+00:00January 4th, 2022|Firm News|