Plaintiffs in National Drug Price-Fixing Cases Defeat Defendants’ Attempts to Get State Claims Thrown Out

As reported in Law360 (subscription), plaintiffs represented by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel were successful in defeating defendant drug companies’ attempts to get their state-based consumer fraud claims thrown out of the large-scale multidistrict aggregate litigation alleging collusion on a national level in the pricing of a significant group of generic drugs, including clobetasol, clomipramine and

2022-05-11T16:23:27+00:00May 11th, 2022|Antitrust|

Google Agrees to Settlement in Virus-Tracing App Data Exposure Class Action  

As reported by Law360 (subscription), Google has agreed to a settlement to resolve plaintiffs’ privacy invasion claims in a class action lawsuit brought by Lieff Cabraser on behalf of Android users who alleged a COVID-19 contact-tracing app improperly exposed their private data. The tech giant announced that it will preserve strict security measures enacted near-concurrently with

2022-05-10T23:09:21+00:00May 10th, 2022|Digital Privacy & Data Security|

Lawsuits Mount Against Devereux Behavioral Health Over Allegations of Resident Abuse

Report features extensive commentary from Lieff Cabraser partner Annika K. Martin, who represents the plaintiffs in the proposed minor abuse class action against Devereux Behavioral Health As reported by Law.com (subscription), lawsuits against the Devereux Foundation (a/k/a Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health) are growing in number over allegations that the nonprofit, specializing

2022-05-04T23:11:16+00:00May 4th, 2022|Sexual Abuse|

Juul And Altria’s Latest Attempt to Dismiss Teen Vaping Lawsuit Fails

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on May 2, 2022, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued an order denying the meaningful portions of the latest wave of defendants’ motions to dismiss claims from a teen’s lawsuit alleging that e-cigarette manufacturer Juul and its part-owner Altria

2024-01-29T16:51:10+00:00May 3rd, 2022|Consumer Fraud, Personal Injury|

Thirteen Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Recognized as Lawdragon “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2022

Lawdragon has published its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America” for 2022, an honor roll that includes Lieff Cabraser partners Donald C. Arbitblit, Kenneth S. Byrd, Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Mark P. Chalos, Paulina do Amaral, Steven E. Fineman, Wendy R. Fleishman, Rachel Geman, Lexi J. Hazam, Richard M. Heimann, Sarah R. London, Annika K. Martin, and Robert J. Nelson. The Lawdragon consumer

2022-04-19T22:08:04+00:00April 19th, 2022|Awards, Firm News|