Public Good – Lieff Cabraser

University of California Researchers File Class Action Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for the Illegal and Unconstitutional Termination of Critical Research Grants

Thursday, June 5, 2025 (SAN FRANCISCO)—A group of six University of California faculty and other researchers have filed a class action in federal court against the Trump Administration on behalf of all UC researchers whose previously approved agency grants were terminated pursuant to Executive Orders or other directives of President Trump, as implemented through the

admin2025-06-05T18:00:07+00:00June 5th, 2025|Discrimination, Employment Law, Public Good|

Statement on Recent Assaults on the Rule of Law

As lawyers, we swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. We also undertook a duty “to uphold legal process,” and to “further the public’s… confidence in the rule of law and the justice system,” because “legal institutions in a constitutional democracy depend on popular participation and support to maintain

LieffCabraser2025-03-26T20:50:59+00:00March 26th, 2025|News, Public Good|

Federal Employees File Class-Action Complaint Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Targeting Employees for DEI Activities

WASHINGTON– A group of federal employees filed a groundbreaking legal action today against the Trump administration on behalf of federal employees across federal agencies targeted for their participation in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities.

admin2025-03-26T18:03:25+00:00March 26th, 2025|News, Public Good|

Lieff Cabraser to Host Informational Webinar on Marine Corps Camp Lejeune Poisoned Water Litigation on Wednesday June 5th

Any Tribal U.S. Marine Corps veterans and family members who lived at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more from 1953 to 1987, and who suffer or died from cancer or other illnesses, may be able to file a claim in the Marine Corps Camp Lejeune Poisoned Water Litigation. We are

LieffCabraser2024-07-03T02:24:05+00:00May 31st, 2024|Environmental Law, Personal Injury, Public Good|

Final Approval Granted to Historic $235M Settlement with Altria in National JUUL Youth E-Cigarette Predatory Advertising, Addiction and Injury Litigation

On March 14, 2024, U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California issued an order granting final approval to a comprehensive $235 million settlement with Altria in the nationwide JUUL e-cigarette youth vaping predatory advertising, fraud, addiction and injury litigation. Unprecedented in scope, speed, and significance, the global settlement, reached just after plaintiffs concluded

LieffCabraser2025-03-16T16:44:43+00:00March 15th, 2024|Consumer Fraud, Personal Injury, Public Good, Tobacco Litigation|

Lieff Cabraser, U.S. Attorney for Middle Tennessee, & The Anti-Fraud Coalition hold roundtable discussion in Nashville about Whistleblower law

(l-r) Lieff Cabraser attorney Edward Baker, U.S. Attorney for Middle Tennessee Henry Leventis, USAO Deputy Chief Kathryn Booth, and USAO Deputy Chief Ellen Bowden McIntyre met for a roundtable discussion with The Anti-Fraud (TAF) Coalition in Nashville about Whistleblower law. The Anti-Fraud (TAF) Coalition, a national, public interest organization that defends

admin2024-02-13T23:59:03+00:00February 13th, 2024|Firm News, Public Good|

Plaintiffs’ Counsel Announce that Court Grants Final Approval to McKinsey’s $230M Opioid Settlement with Cities, Counties, and Schools

The law firms of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Motley Rice LLC, and Browne Pelican PLLC, counsel for plaintiffs in the McKinsey opioids litigation, announce that U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer has granted final approval to a $230 million settlement by McKinsey &

LieffCabraser2024-04-25T17:11:27+00:00February 5th, 2024|McKinsey Opioids, Prescription Drug Injuries, Public Good|

Lieff Cabraser Announces Historic $235M Comprehensive Settlement with Altria in National JUUL Youth E-Cigarette Predatory Advertising, Addiction and Injury Cases

Unprecedented in scope, speed, and significance, the global settlement, reached just after plaintiffs concluded their case in the bellwether trial in San Francisco, is the culmination of four years of a vast, unrelenting effort by plaintiffs and their counsel to hold Altria accountable for the 21st century’s ‘cigarettes redux’ youth nicotine plague May 10, 2023,

LieffCabraser2023-05-11T19:53:12+00:00May 10th, 2023|Consumer Fraud, Personal Injury, Public Good, Tobacco Litigation|

Landmark Civil Litigation Cases Shape Society and Create and Inspire Further Change

People don’t tend to think of plaintiff litigators as agents of societal change, but our culture often ends up being shaped by high-profile civil litigation cases that create ripples of change extending far beyond the courtroom. These cases, championed by dedicated attorneys who often work without compensation unless and until they win a case, play

LieffCabraser2023-04-19T20:30:40+00:00April 19th, 2023|Public Good|

Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco Opioids Litigation Team Shares 2023 “California Lawyers of the Year” Award

The California Daily Journal’s 2023 CLAY award recognizes Lieff Cabraser, Robbins Geller, and the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office for their collective efforts in winning a landmark opioids bench trial against Walgreens pharmacy for substantially contributing to the opioid epidemic in San Francisco We are proud to announce that the California Daily Journal/California Lawyer has

LieffCabraser2023-04-21T18:08:21+00:00April 18th, 2023|Firm News, Prescription Drug Injuries, Public Good|