2013 – 2019 Ford Escape Fusion Edge MKC & MKZ Coolant Leak and Engine Overheating Defects On October 19, 2021, U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley of the Eastern District of California issued an order appointing Lieff Cabraser Nashville Managing Partner Mark P. Chalos as Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel in the federal litigation over widespread consumer
As reported by Law360 (subscription), Allergan has agreed to pay $30 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel on behalf of a group of pharmaceutical purchasers, union benefit plans, and other buyers of Allergan’s blockbuster dry-eye disease drug Restasis. The sweeping litigation accused the drugmaker of
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser Managing Partner Steven E. Fineman will be honored with the Edward Brodsky Founders Award at this year’s Anti-Defamation League Legal Conference, taking place virtually on November 4, 2021 from 12:00 PM-2:00 PM ET. The award recognizes Mr. Fineman’s enduring commitment to the ADL’s mission: “To stop the
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Kevin R. Budner has been named to The National Law Journal’s 2021 list of Elite Trial Lawyers – Rising Stars of the Plaintiff Bar. Kevin is one of only forty young class action law practitioners in the U.S. to make the list. He is featured in the NLJ’s
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partners Lexi J. Hazam and Annika K. Martin have been named to The National Law Journal’s 2021 list of Elite Trial Lawyers – Elite Women of the Plaintiffs’ Bar. Lexi and Annika are two of only eleven female class action law practitioners in
The law firms Lieff Cabraser and Robertson & Associates, LLP announce the filing of a federal class action lawsuit in the Central District of California on behalf of Davey’s Locker Sportfishing, Inc.; Blue Pacific Fisheries; Ivar Southern and Linda Southern; Newport Landing Sportfishing, Inc.; San Pedro Bait Co.; Donald C. Brockman, individually and as trustee
The U.S. Senate heard explosive testimony today from Frances Haugen, an ex-Facebook insider who detailed the company's manifest failures in protecting teens and other users from serious and pervasive problems within Facebook's different platforms, including Instagram. Ms. Haugen focused her testimony on the cascade of ways in which the social media behemoth actively harms younger
Sports Illustrated recently published a powerful piece detailing two decades of abuse at the University of San Francisco Dons Men’s Soccer program, where it is alleged that administrators fostered a rampant culture of sexual misconduct on the team that spanned three coaches, four athletic directors, and two school presidents.
After many months of seeking assistance from a panel of medical experts, the parties in the NFL concussions litigation are close to reaching a proposed resolution of the pernicious race-norming issues that many players argued built racial discrimination into the administration of the settlement and its payouts. In response to a report provided by Magistrate
We are proud to announce that Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) has named Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth Cabraser their 2021 Ramey Gender Justice Award winner. The award was presented at yesterday’s virtual ERA Annual Gala.