Speaking with NBC News, Lieff Cabraser partner Tiseme Zegeye addressed the devastating impact of negligence in the IVF industry and the significant legal hurdles hopeful parents face in seeking justice. Zegeye emphasized the urgent need for stronger legal protections, stating, “We only hear about a small percentage of the disasters that happen in the fertility
Special to The Virginian-Pilot and The Virginia Daily Press, by Kearsten and Zachary Walden, Guest Columnists In-vitro fertilization is a lifeline, a remarkable medical advancement that allows countless individuals and couples struggling with infertility a chance to experience the joy of parenthood. For so many of us, IVF isn’t just a medical procedure; it’s a
A front-page article by the San Francisco Chronicle features Lieff Cabraser partner Tiseme Zegeye, who is a leader in litigation holding hair relaxer companies accountable for cancer-causing products sold to Black women. The case centers on the alleged link between chemical hair relaxers and cancer, impacting thousands if not hundreds of thousands of injured women
Lieff Cabraser partner Tiseme Zegeye was highlighted in a Law.com article outlining the growing trend of lawsuits against CooperSurgical, a global leader in the infertility treatment market, for its defective IVF solution that damaged or destroyed plaintiffs’ embryos. Read more in the article here.
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
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
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
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
University of Southern California President C.L. Max Nikias stepped down on Tuesday in the wake of the school’s sex abuse scandal over the decades-long conduct of campus gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall. USC’s Trustees appointed alumna and former Aerospace Corp. president Wanda Austin as interim president until a permanent replacement can be found.
Op-ed piece by Lieff Cabraser associate Laura Heiman & summer associate Rachel Green The #MeToo and Times Up movements have changed the national and global conversation about sexual harassment and assault, heralding the rise of an important and long-needed cultural shift. The #MeToo movement‘s encouragement of survivors to come forward to share their stories in