Banking Industry Files Amicus Brief On Behalf of AT&T And Comcast Challenging California Rule Blocking Arbitration

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on March 27, 2020, two major banking associations filed an amicus brief on behalf of Comcast Corp. and AT&T Mobility LLC’s in the United States Supreme Court supporting efforts by the companies to challenge a California rule that limits corporations’ abilities to enforce arbitration agreements.

2020-04-01T08:40:18+00:00April 1st, 2020|Amicus, Consumer Fraud|

Ninth Circuit Upholds Facebook Settlement in Message Scanning User Privacy Violations Lawsuit

At a March 3rd hearing, the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals upheld a class action settlement resolving claims over Facebook’s allegedly inappropriate collection of data from users’ private messages and then profits by improperly sharing that information with third parties in violation of U.S. privacy laws. The court rejected an argument made by a single

2020-03-04T12:41:43+00:00March 4th, 2020|Digital Privacy & Data Security|

Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Keeping AT&T Internet Throttling Suit in Court and Out of Private Arbitration

As reported by Law360 (subscription), late on February 20, 2020, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that blocked AT&T from contesting a decision banning the company from forcing customers into private arbitration over claims AT&T falsely advertised unlimited cellphone data plans.

2020-02-21T14:17:55+00:00February 21st, 2020|Consumer Fraud|

$52 Million Settlement in Farmers Group Insurance Illegal Pricing Lawsuit Gets First Nod

As reported by the Texas Lawyer (subscription), on Monday, December 16, 2019, Judge Lee Yeakel of the Western District of Texas gave the first round of approval to a settlement of a class action against Farmers Group Inc. valued at $52 million arising from allegations the insurance company systematically charged their existing customers more than

2019-12-19T12:21:13+00:00December 19th, 2019|Consumer Fraud|

Lieff Cabraser Honored by National Law Journal with 2019 “Elite Trial Lawyers” Awards for Consumer Protection and Privacy/Data Breach

The National Law Journal (NLJ) has selected Lieff Cabraser for its 2019 “Elite Trial Lawyers” awards in the categories of Consumer Protection and Privacy/Data Breach. The award recognizes lawyers and law firms that have “demonstrated repeated success in cutting-edge work on behalf of plaintiffs over the last 18 months, along with a longer track record

2019-09-27T12:48:18+00:00September 27th, 2019|Awards, Consumer Fraud, Firm News|

Lieff Cabraser & Co-Counsel Win 2019 Trial Lawyer Excellence Award for State Farm Insurance Fraud Case

20 years of tenacious litigation finally led to $250 million settlement for defrauded auto insurance policyholders Lieff Cabraser’s State Farm case team and its co-counsel have been chosen to receive Law Bulletin’s 2019 Trial Lawyer Excellence Award based on work that dates all the way back to 1999 originally relating to insurance auto parts fraud

2019-09-05T10:57:55+00:00September 5th, 2019|Awards, Consumer Fraud, Firm News|

Lieff Cabraser & Co-Counsel Win 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from Public Justice for 20-Year State Farm Case

Lieff Cabraser partner Robert J. Nelson accepts the 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from Public Justice on behalf of the State Farm team. Lieff Cabraser’s State Farm case team and its co-counsel have been named Public Justice’s 2019 Trial Lawyers of the Year based on their work that began back in 1999 originally relating

2019-07-30T12:31:05+00:00July 30th, 2019|Consumer Fraud, Firm News|

Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Wells Fargo’s $17.85M Deal to End 6 TCPA Lawsuits

As reported by Law360 (subscription), Judge Manish S. Shah of the Northern District of Illinois has granted preliminary approval to a $17.85 million settlement with Wells Fargo over consumer claims that the bank violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) by improperly sending unsolicited and harassing prerecorded messages to cellphones about mortgages, home equity loans, credit card

2019-07-12T14:35:50+00:00July 12th, 2019|Consumer Fraud|

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