Federal Court Rules Hair Relaxer-Cancer Injury Litigation Should Move Forward

District court largely denies L’Oreal, Revlon, other companies’ attempts to dismiss 8,000+ case multidistrict hair relaxer use injury litigation As reported by Law360 (subscription), plaintiffs represented by Lieff Cabraser and numerous co-counsel were successful in defeating L’Oreal, Revlon, and other companies’ attempts to get thousands of coordinated hair relaxer-linked cancer injury lawsuits dismissed at the

2023-12-01T04:22:11+00:00November 15th, 2023|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

Lieff Cabraser Files Negligence Lawsuit Against Natera, Inc. Over Faulty Embryo Viability Testing

Plaintiffs allege Natera negligently allowed contaminants to ruin its embryo testing with entire sample sets being lost for use, then fraudulently concealed the contamination from the public; complaint includes allegations of fraud, failure to warn, strict product liability, manufacturing defects, negligence, and intentional infliction of severe emotional distress to families who

Talc Plaintiffs Defeat Johnson & Johnson’s Efforts to Get Mississippi Talc Cancer Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Tossed

As reported by Law360 (subscription), the Supreme Court of Mississippi has ordered the consumer fraud and false advertising lawsuit filed by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel against health-products giant Johnson & Johnson to move forward. Johnson & Johnson had argued that the lawsuit over insufficient and deceptive labeling that failed to warn consumers talc baby powder

2021-05-10T22:51:29+00:00April 3rd, 2021|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $344 Million for Selling Transvaginal Mesh Implants Despite Known Health Risks

As reported by Law360 (subscription), a California federal judge has ruled that Johnson & Johnson must pay nearly $344 million in civil penalties for misleading consumers about the true health risks associated with its pelvic mesh products. The trailblazing suit was brought by California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, who in a statement touting the judge’s

2020-01-31T14:08:29+00:00January 31st, 2020|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

Lieff Cabraser Files Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of Fifth Circuit Decision Drastically Limiting Abortion Rights in Louisiana

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein attorneys Kelly M. Dermody, Tiseme G. Zegeye, and Madeline M. Gomez represent Amici, reproductive and racial justice scholars, in support of Petitioners June Medical Services, et al., requesting that the Supreme Court reverse the Fifth Circuit’s recent decision to require that doctors who perform abortions in Louisiana have admitting privileges

2019-12-02T13:55:15+00:00December 2nd, 2019|Amicus, Women's Health|

Women’s Health Alert: Recent Lawsuits Find Mesothelioma Linked to Use of Talcum Powder

In a series of recent legal victories, women have won significant recoveries against talc manufacturers for mesothelioma they alleged was caused by long-term usage of talcum bath products, including those manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. As mesothelioma has long been linked to asbestos exposure, these results substantiate accusations against J&J that it misled consumers for

2019-07-18T10:10:54+00:00July 18th, 2019|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

Myth vs. Fact Guide to the USC Dr. George Tyndall Sexual Abuse Settlement

Below you will find comprehensive information on the settlement of the sexual abuse and gender violence filed on behalf of thousands of University of Southern California students against Dr. George Tyndall and USC. Additional information is available on the official Settlement website. Anyone who thinks they may be a member of the class should visit

2019-06-13T12:45:33+00:00June 13th, 2019|Sexual Abuse, Women's Health|

Sarah London Addresses Challenges to Pacific Fertility Clinic Egg and Embryo Failures Lawsuit

On Wednesday June 5, 2019, Prelude Fertility Inc., the parent company of San Francisco-based Pacific Fertility Center, asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to dismiss the proposed class action lawsuit accusing Pacific Fertility of negligently allowing patients’ stored eggs and embryos to be destroyed in a cryogenic tank failure. The defendants seek dismissal of

2019-06-06T14:27:18+00:00June 6th, 2019|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

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