Mark Chalos and Kenny Byrd Featured on Plaintiff Lawyer Panel at Recent Vanderbilt Law School Career Event

This week, Vanderbilt Law School hosted the panel discussion “What is a Plaintiff’s Attorney?” organized by the student group Plaintiffs’ Advocates & Litigation Society (PALS). Lieff Cabraser partners Mark P. Chalos and Kenneth S. Byrd were among the featured panelists, exploring the distinctions between plaintiff-side attorneys and traditional Big Law roles. Panelists addressed what is meant by

2024-03-05T01:38:41+00:00March 4th, 2024|Firm News|

Lieff Cabraser attorney Mark Chalos testifies to U.S. Judicial Conference Advisory Committee regarding proposed changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Lieff Cabraser attorney Mark Chalos testified in a hearing held by the Advisory Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference on Federal Civil Rules in Washington, D.C, this month regarding the proposed Federal Rule of Civil Procedure new rule 16.1, which would govern key aspects of the organization and case management of multidistrict litigations (MDL) in

2024-01-25T17:05:25+00:00January 25th, 2024|Firm News|

Mark Chalos Selected as Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in Generac Solar Power Systems Marketing Practice and Products Liability Litigation

The Generac Solar Energy Systems litigation focuses on allegations that energy tech giant Generac’s PWRECell System components are defective and potentially dangerous as the systems malfunction and overheat, causing shutdowns and several reported fires On July 18, 2023, the Judge Lynn S. Adelman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued

2023-07-19T21:10:28+00:00July 19th, 2023|Consumer Fraud, Defective Products|

Lieff Cabraser Partners Speak at 2023 American Association for Justice Annual Convention

Lieff Cabraser partners Mark Chalos, Paulina do Amaral, and Sarah London were featured as distinguished speakers at the American Association for Justice’s 2023 Convention: Real Justice, Real Results, July 16 at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The AAJ’s annual convention is designed to provide accomplished trial lawyers with the opportunity to come together to discuss the latest developments in trial

2023-07-17T19:26:43+00:00July 17th, 2023|Firm News|

Flint Michigan’s Water Crisis Inspires Nationwide Action

As reported by Law360, nearly a decade after the toxic water crisis in Flint, Michigan began, residents of Flint are still grappling with the aftermath of drinking water contaminated with and poisoned by the extremely toxic heavy metal lead. Despite a $626 million settlement won against the state of Michigan in August 2020, many Flint residents continue

2023-04-26T18:17:08+00:00April 26th, 2023|Environmental Law|

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