Lieff Cabraser and Co-Counsel Announce Filing of Class Action Lawsuit Against Evenflo for Fraud and Deceptive Marketing of Dangerous Child Car Seats

Lawsuit alleges Evenflo’s “Big Kid Booster” car seats were aggressively marketed and sold throughout the U.S. as safe and tested even though the company’s own internal tests showed they provided little to no side-impact protection February 21, 2020, New York—(Businesswire)—The national plaintiffs’ law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, along with Kozonis &

2020-02-21T13:45:09+00:00February 21st, 2020|Accidents & Safety Recalls, Consumer Fraud, Infant & Child Injuries|
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Health Organizations Warn More Children Are Swallowing Dangerous Toy Magnets

As reported by The Washington Post, the number of children ingesting rare-earth magnets — often made into desktop toys — has skyrocketed in the last three years. When ingested, these tiny magnets are capable of shredding a child’s intestines as they are often 10 times stronger than ordinary magnets. As The Post notes, “if multiple

2019-12-26T14:59:23+00:00December 26th, 2019|Infant & Child Injuries|
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New Embryo Preservation Law Aims at Government Oversight of Fertility Centers

Recent equipment failures in California and Ohio destroyed thousands of eggs, embryos As reported by the Washington Post, Ohio state senator Joe Schiavoni is pressing for legislation intended to improve standards and operational security at fertility clinics that store human eggs and embryos for future use. Coming in the wake of

2022-08-10T18:27:59+00:00July 6th, 2018|Infant & Child Injuries, Personal Injury, Women's Health|
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California Women and Families File Injury Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Pacific Fertility Clinic Over Mishandling of Thousands of Preserved Eggs and Embryos

SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESSWIRE)—On April 17, 2018, Lieff Cabraser filed a Class Action Complaint in federal court in San Francisco on behalf of women who stored their frozen eggs and embryos against Pacific Fertility Center and Prelude Fertility, Inc., alleging, among other things, negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, conversion, violation of unfair competition

2018-04-17T14:15:50+00:00April 17th, 2018|Infant & Child Injuries|
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Babies Born and Raised Near Toxic Coal Plants Show Higher Health Risks

A recent study indicate that babies born near active coal plants display shorter telomeres — sections of DNA that act as caps at the end of chromosomes — resulting in measurably higher health risks. As reported by Environmental Health News, “the study is the first to show toxics from coal burning may spur shorter telomeres

2018-01-25T14:50:46+00:00January 25th, 2018|Environmental Law, Infant & Child Injuries|
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