As reported by The New York Times (subscription) and multiple other outlets, Native American tribes have reached a $590 million proposed settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson and three of the country’s largest opioid distributors to resolve claims over the companies’ alleged role in fueling the massive opioid addiction crisis responsible
As reported by Law360 (subscription), on January 28, 2022, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued an order denying the bulk of the latest wave of defendant motions to dismiss two tribes’ bellwether suits in multidistrict injury and fraudulent advertising litigation against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul and its part-owner Altria. The lawsuits
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly McNabb has been named to the Steering Committee of The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 for a three-year term commencing in January 2022. Kelly is one of six attorneys who were appointed because of their capacity for dialogue and working to reach consensus, subject-matter expertise, significant
On January 19, 2022, The University of Michigan announced a settlement of the individual sex abuse claims against sexual predator and university doctor Robert E. Anderson sex abuse claims. The proposed settlement provides $460 million for approximately 1,050 individuals. That fund will be allocated in a process to be set up by the plaintiff lawyers
The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents recently announced that President Mark Schlissel has been removed due to an alleged inappropriate relationship with a university employee. MLive reports that Schlissel was fired for breaking the very same rule he himself announced and implemented at a July Board of Regents meeting aimed at overhauling the school’s
As reported by NPR, a new law aimed at ending surprise medical bills for millions of Americans recently took effect. Passed by Congress in 2020 as part of the coronavirus relief package, the No Surprises Act establishes new federal protections for patients with private health insurance that prohibit health care providers from billing patients at
We are proud to announce that Wilson Dunlavey and Michelle Lamy have been promoted to partner.
Revelations of the unlawful conduct in July 2020 and thereafter caused the value of the funds’ investments in FirstEnergy stock to decline significantly On December 17, 2021, Lieff Cabaser filed a lawsuit on behalf of certain MFS Funds against FirstEnergy Corp. and certain of FirstEnergy’s senior officers and directors for violations of the Securities Act
December 8, 2021 – Update – Today the Settlement Administrator mailed and emailed the court-approved Notice and Claim Form to Class Members. If you received this Notice, it is because you meet the class definition in the employment data of the Kaiser-related entities. Please review these materials for important deadlines.
Over 20,000 people in the United States are killed between the months of January and June alone on American roadways. This number has increased by 10% over the last decade, whereas in the European Union, traffic related deaths dropped 36% from 2010 to 2020. As reported by The Atlantic, the