The Recorder has published an in-depth piece on Lieff Cabraser partner Richard M. Heiman highlighting his recent hard-fought work successfully representing the City of San Francisco in a landmark opioid bench trial against Walgreens pharmacy for its role in the City’s current drug crisis. In August 2022, the Court in the bench trial found Walgreens liable for
On November 16, 2022 from 5 to 7 pm, the Beyond #MeToo Working Group on Corporate Governance, Compliance, and Risk will hold a panel discussion in New York hosted by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP on the topic of gender and sexual violence in sports and academia. “Beyond #MeToo and Athletics: Where We Have
The Best Lawyers in America has announced its 2023 recognition of “outstanding attorney leaders” in the U.S., a list that we are proud to announce includes a record thirty-four Lieff Cabraser lawyers. The publication’s 29th edition spotlights the top 5.3% of private practicing attorneys in the U.S., and is based on more than 12 million peer
The National Law Journal has published its 2022 supplement naming its annual list of “Litigation Trailblazers,” and we are proud to congratulate Richard Heimann on his recognition as a “true agent of change” in the legal field across the entire U.S. Richard is one of only 28 lawyers to make the 2022 list.
U.S. News & Best Lawyers has announced its “Best Law Firm” rankings for 2023. The listings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes “the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms.”
As reported by Law360, on October 25, 2022, California Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng granted final approval to a $118 million settlement of multidistrict litigation brought on behalf of a class of over 15,000 female Google workers accusing the tech giant of engaging in systemic and pervasive pay and promotion discrimination against its female
As reported by Law360, on October 21, 2022, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California announced that he plans to issue an order granting final approval to an $80 million settlement resolving driver claims in an emissions cheating class action filed by Lieff Cabraser against Volkswagen and Porsche. The lawsuit alleges
As highlighted in a feature article in Fortune, after an extraordinary 17 years, a gender class action lawsuit against Goldman Sachs is finally headed for trial in New York. All 1,400-plus class members are women who worked for Goldman as associates or vice-presidents, bringing class claims for discrimination in performance pay and promotion, with the named
Lieff Cabraser is proud to sponsor the Tennessee Innocence Project’s annual fundraising event, “Inspired by Innocence,” on Thursday, Oct. 27. Over the past year, the Tennessee Innocence Project (TIP) successfully obtained 4 exonerations for actually innocent clients wrongfully convicted of murder. Funds from the event pay for legal services for TIP clients.
As reported by Law360, Amplify Energy Corporation has agreed to pay $50 million to class members who allege they were harmed by the October 2021 pipeline rupture and resulting catastrophic oil spill that dumped up to 131,000 gallons of highly toxic crude oil off the coast of Huntington Beach. The spill killed fish and wildlife, forced