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Lieff Cabraser Attorney Team on McDonald’s “No-poach” Employee Pay Suppression Case Recognized as Honorees for AAI 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Awards

The American Antitrust Institute has announced its selection of leading practitioners and economists to be recognized as honorees for the 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Awards. Lieff Cabraser’s team shared the AAI’s award for “Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Litigation,” the highest recognition an antitrust plaintiff lawyer can receive for a litigation achievement.

LieffCabraser2024-10-02T19:49:51+00:00October 2nd, 2024|Antitrust, Awards|

Lieff Cabraser’s R-23s Perform at Family Violence Appellate Project Annual Charity Event

Lieff Cabraser was proud to be a Hall of Fame Sponsor at the 2024 Banding Together to End Domestic Violence event, hosted at The Chapel in San Francisco on September 26. Our house band, The R-23s, performed at the annual battle-of-the-bands fundraiser, benefiting the Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP), which brings together attorney bands from

LieffCabraser2024-09-30T22:55:24+00:00September 30th, 2024|Firm News|

Judge Approves $600M Settlement in February 2023 Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

As reported by Bloomberg Law (subscription), Judge Benita Y. Pearson of the Northern District of Ohio has granted approval to a historic $600 million settlement for the communities impacted by the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment, involving 14 train cars carrying hazardous materials, led to fire

LieffCabraser2024-09-26T13:56:11+00:00September 26th, 2024|Environmental Law|

Twenty-Two Lieff Cabraser Partners Named to 2025 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America” List

On September 6, 2024, Lawdragon legal media announced its 500 Leading Litigators in America for 2025, a list which includes twenty-two Lieff Cabraser partners: Katherine Lubin Benson, Elizabeth Cabraser, Lin Y. Chan, Daniel Chiplock, Nimish R. Desai, Eric B. Fastiff, Steven E. Fineman, Rachel Geman, Brendan P. Glackin, Dean M.

LieffCabraser2025-09-08T17:43:52+00:00September 26th, 2024|Awards|

Lexi Hazam In Yahoo Life on Teen Social Media Addiction MDL

As reported in Yahoo! Life, on September 12, 2024, the Lansing School District in Michigan took a declarative step by filing a lawsuit against Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snap, Inc., joining a growing number of schools across the country that are pushing back against the influence of social media on students.

LieffCabraser2024-09-25T21:37:53+00:00September 25th, 2024|Personal Injury|

Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Organize and Speak at September 25 HarrisMartin MDL Conference in Nashville

Lieff Cabraser partner Kenny Byrd is Co-Chair of the Conference and will serve as moderator on four panels On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, HarrisMartin will host its Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Conference at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. This premier event brings together legal experts to discuss the latest advancements and trends in MDL.

LieffCabraser2025-08-14T03:40:38+00:00September 17th, 2024|Firm News|

Court Upholds Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Vassar College

On Friday afternoon, a federal judge of the U.S. District Court in White Plains, New York, denied a motion by Vassar College to dismiss the equal pay claim in a class action lawsuit challenging long-standing gender-based pay disparities between Vassar’s male and female full professors. The order followed a longer ruling from the bench, which

admin2024-09-16T17:13:51+00:00September 16th, 2024|Employment Law|

Elizabeth Cabraser and Richard Heimann Named Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal

The Daily Journal has published its annual listing of the “Top 100 Lawyers in California (subscription),” which includes a sixth-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partner Richard M. Heimann and a 19th-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth J. Cabraser. Both are featured in the Daily Journal’s “Top 100 Lawyers in California” special edition, which discusses their past successes and

LieffCabraser2026-04-28T20:39:42+00:00September 10th, 2024|Awards|

Lieff Cabraser Wins New York Law Journal’s “Class Action Litigation Department of the Year” Award

We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser has been named winner of the New York Law Journal’s (NYLJ) “Class Action Litigation Department of the Year” award for 2024. The award is part of the NYLJ’s annual New York Legal Awards, which recognize “the best and brightest in New York’s legal community.”

LieffCabraser2024-09-10T23:16:48+00:00September 10th, 2024|Awards|

Wilson Dunlavey profiled by Berkeley Law for “by the billions” environmental law settlements

Lieff Cabraser partner Wilson Dunlavey was profiled last week by Berkeley Law in an article entitled “By the Billions: Wilson Dunlavey ’15 Gains Big Environmental Law Settlements From the Big Apple.” One of a series of pieces aimed at highlighting “standout alums who are shining across various practice areas,” the Berkeley Law article examines Wilson’s

admin2024-09-09T17:33:34+00:00September 9th, 2024|Firm News|