Lieff Cabraser Files Lawsuit Against Marin County’s Branson School Over Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Former Student

Lawsuit notes renowned head coach failed to respond to assistant’s sexual abuse On behalf of a former student, Lieff Cabraser has filed a lawsuit against the elite Branson School in Marin County based on allegations that the school failed to protect her from Richard Manoogian, an assistant boys basketball coach who sexually abused her in

2021-06-10T00:21:01+00:00June 5th, 2021|Sexual Abuse|

California Judge Certifies Class of 11,000 Former Female Employees in Google Gender Pay Bias Lawsuit

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

2021-05-27T23:07:38+00:00May 27th, 2021|Employment Law, Firm News|

Lieff Cabraser Partners to Speak at ABA Annual National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law

Lieff Cabraser partners Kelly Dermody and Anne Shaver will be speaking at the American Bar Association’s 2021 National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law Midwinter Meeting taking place April 7, 2021—April 9, 2021. Kelly and Anne serve as leaders on the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law; Kelly is the

2023-03-14T17:10:18+00:00April 2nd, 2021|Employment Law, Firm News|

Kelly Dermody Talks to The Washington Post About GOP Pushback Against Sending CARES Act Stimulus Checks to Inmates

Over 1.4 million incarcerated Americans won economic relief late last year after CARES Act stimulus checks for inmates (which had been denied by the Trump administration despite congressional approval) were ruled as proper following a federal lawsuit brought by Lieff Cabraser and the Equal Justice Society. As The Washington Post reports,

2023-03-14T17:09:55+00:00March 9th, 2021|Firm News, Public Good|

Prisons Are Skimming Big Chunks of CARES Act Stimulus Checks

Lieff Cabraser partner Kelly Dermody talks to The Intercept about the ongoing obstacles inmates face trying to secure Covid stimulus payments Over 1.4 million incarcerated Americans won economic relief late last year after CARES Act stimulus checks for inmates (which had been denied by the Trump administration despite congressional approval) were

2023-03-14T17:09:39+00:00February 17th, 2021|Firm News, Public Good|

Dean Harvey, Kelly Dermody, and Tiseme Zegeye to Speak at American Bar Association’s 14th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference

Lieff Cabraser partners Dean Harvey, Kelly Dermody, and Tiseme Zegeye will be speaking at the American Bar Association’s 14th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, which will be virtually broadcast from November 11-13, 2020. Dean will be discussing how labor law intersects with antitrust law in the first concurrent program of the conference. Kelly will

2020-11-10T11:58:15+00:00November 10th, 2020|Employment Law, Firm News|

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