Lieff Cabraser Names New Partners for 2023
We are pleased to announce that Kara McBride, Sean Petterson, and Reilly Stoler have been promoted to partner.
Employees file unfair labor practice charges against Tesla for retaliatory firings
Former Tesla employees have filed charges with the NLRB claiming that Tesla unlawfully fired them for speaking out about sexual harassment in the workplace and Tesla’s return to office policy. SAN FRANCISCO (December 19, 2022) — Two former Tesla employees filed unfair labor practice charges against the company on December 15, 2022. The charges allege
Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel Announce Four Major Settlements with Juul Labs, Inc. Addressing U.S. Youth E-Cigarette Usage
The four settlements with Juul Labs announced today resolve the personal injury, consumer class action, government entity, and tribal harm cases brought in the national MDL and the JCCP in CaliforniaCo-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in the federal multidistrict litigation captioned In re: Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability
Lieff Cabraser & Burgess Law Offices announce employees file unfair labor practice charges against SpaceX for retaliatory firings
Former SpaceX employees have filed charges with the NLRB claiming that SpaceX unlawfully fired nine employees for working collectively to stop sexual harassment and gender discrimination. SAN FRANCISCO (November 17, 2022) — Eight former SpaceX employees filed unfair labor practice charges against the company on November 16, 2022. The charges allege that SpaceX violated the
Lexi Hazam Appointed Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in Teen/Youth Social Media Addiction MDL
On November 9, 2022, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California issued an order naming Lieff Cabraser partner Lexi J. Hazam as Co-Lead Counsel for plaintiffs in the nationwide multidistrict teen/youth social media addiction litigation alleging that social media apps such as Facebook and TikTok cause
Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in California Bail Bonds Antitrust Price-Fixing Class Action
As reported by Law360 (subscription), U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar for the Northern District of California has issued an order denying the latest motion by California bail bond industry players to dismiss claims from a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to charge artificially high prices for bail bonds. The class action seeks damages for
North Carolina Attorney General Files Amicus Brief Urging Court to Move Forward With Antitrust Claims Against Mission Health
As reported by Law360 (subscription), on November 8, 2022, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed an amicus brief urging a federal court to move forward with an antitrust class action against HCA Healthcare/Mission Health alleging the hospital giant is abusing its market power to prevent insurers from offering patients financial incentives to use lower cost
The Recorder: Why San Francisco’s Opioid Bench Trial Was a Rare Experience for Lieff Cabraser’s Richard Heimann
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
Lieff Cabraser to Host November 16 Event: Beyond #MeToo and Athletics: Where We Have Been and Where We Must Go
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
34 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers Listings
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