On May 27, 2021, a California superior court judge issued an order certifying a class of nearly 11,000 former female Google workers who allege the tech giant engaged in systemic and pervasive pay and promotion discrimination against its female employees in California, at times paying women thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts. Filed
The Michigan Daily has published a moving opinion piece written by University of Michigan junior Josephine Graham, who signed on to support a class action complaint recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the University of Michigan for its handling of allegations of sexual abuse against late former doctor and athletics program physician,
The Daily Journal has published its annual listing of Top Women Lawyers in California, which includes a second-time selection for Lieff Cabraser partner Lexi J. Hazam. The Top Women Lawyers award recognizes “exemplary female attorney trailblazers and changemakers doing cutting-edge legal work in their field.”
Along with University of San Francisco Law Professor Lara Bazelon, Lieff Cabraser partner Robert J. Nelson represents Yutico Briley, who was convicted in 2013 of armed robbery, stealing $102 at gunpoint. Yutico was 19 years old at the time, and received a sentence of 60 years without the possibility of parole, so this sentence effectively
We are pleased to announce that The National Law Journal has named Lieff Cabraser as finalists for the 2021 NLJ Elite Trial Lawyers Law Firm of the Year awards in the categories of Antitrust and Class Action.
As reported by Law360, U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley has consolidated three proposed class actions against Ford Motor Co. into a single coordinated proceeding. The suits are all based on similar allegations that Ford’s “EcoBoost” engines have a dangerous defect which can cause complete engine failure. Judge Nunley has given the plaintiffs 45 days
The National Law Journal (subscription) has named its 2021 Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazers, a list that includes Lieff Cabraser partners Jonathan Selbin and Brendan Glackin. The award recognizes 52 plaintiffs’ lawyers “all of whom prove to be born leaders and true agents of change.”
Litigation ordered to move forward against financial services startup company Plaid, accused of acquiring customer banking credentials without permission
San Francisco, California, [April 22, 2021] — Prominent Plaintiffs’ law firms Medina Orthwein LLP and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP announced today that Plaintiffs have reached an agreement with Defendants Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., and the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (collectively, “Kaiser Permanente”), in
Benchmark Litigation, the self-described “definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys,” held its annual U.S. awards ceremony virtually on Wednesday March 31th, where it honored recipients with its 2021 litigation awards. For the third year in a row, Lieff Cabraser was named the “California Plaintiff Firm of the Year.”