On September 25, 2025, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe filed a lawsuit against 3M, BASF, DuPont, Tyco, and related companies for PFAS contamination in water supplies and natural resources on the Leech Lake Reservation. The Tribal plaintiffs are represented by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and co-counsel in their efforts to obtain justice for
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Lieff Cabraser attorneys Edward Baker and Emily Harwell will co-moderate a virtual roundtable discussion hosted by the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section on “The False Claims Act and the Protection of Tribal Funds.”
Lieff Cabraser attorney Emily Harwell will be speaking at Cornell Law School’s Indigenous Law Summit 2024 on Saturday, April 13th. The event, hosted by Cornell’s Native American Law Student Association, will cover important topics related to the federal Indian trust responsibility—that is, the highest moral obligations that the United States must meet to ensure the
Lieff Cabraser attorneys Eric Fastiff, Anne Shaver, and Emily Hartwell today spoke at a UC Berkeley School of Law event titled “Opportunities in Plaintiff-Side Tribal Law: A Conversation with Lieff Cabraser.” The event focused on the role of plaintiff-side legal work in tribal law and how it supports the rights and interests of Native American
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, a distribution of $32 million was made to federally-recognized Native American Tribes as part of the McKinsey Opioid Epidemic Tribal Settlement. Lieff Cabraser serves as Plaintiffs’ lead counsel in the McKinsey & Co. National Prescription Opiate Litigation, and has been at the forefront of this
Dedicated $39.5 million portion of proposed national $269.5 million McKinsey opioids settlement will go to Native American Tribes Global management and consulting company McKinsey & Co. describes itself as “the trusted advisor to the world’s leading businesses, governments, and institutions.” The company was sued in the wake of the national opioids harm litigation for its
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is proud to be a co-sponsor of the 2023 California Indian Law Conference. The conference is being held on October 2nd and 3rd at the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, California. This annual conference explores legal topics of vital interest to California tribes and California Indian law