Lexi Hazam Appointed Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in Teen/Youth Social Media Addiction MDL

On November 9, 2022, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California issued an order naming Lieff Cabraser partner Lexi J. Hazam as Co-Lead Counsel for plaintiffs in the nationwide multidistrict teen/youth social media addiction litigation alleging that social media apps such as Facebook and TikTok cause addiction and mental health problems in young users,

2022-11-14T18:05:10+00:00November 11th, 2022|Personal Injury|

Lieff Cabraser and Protectus Law Announce Filing of Lawsuit on Behalf of Utah Teen with Anorexia Against Instagram/Meta/Facebook

The lawsuit challenges Meta/Instagram’s exploitative platform features, which it alleges were developed and honed to take advantage of developmental vulnerabilities in young users’ brains; “We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls,” notes Instagram’s own internal report. San Francisco—(BUSINESSWIRE)—On  September 1, 2022, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Protectus Law

2022-09-06T18:50:55+00:00September 6th, 2022|Firm News, Personal Injury|

Black Football Players Accuse NFL of Racial Bias in Concussion Injury Payouts

As reported by the NY Times, retired National Football League players Najeh Davenport and Kevin Henry have filed legal actions against the NFL for allegedly discriminating against black players who filed dementia-related claims dating back to 2013. Davenport and Henry asked the court to stop the NFL from evaluating players using race-based benchmarks, and to

2020-08-25T12:06:35+00:00August 25th, 2020|Personal Injury|

Missouri Judge Upholds $2 Billion In Damages Against Johnson & Johnson in Talc Class Action Lawsuit

As reported by The New York Times, an appellate court in Missouri has upheld over $2 billion in damages against health-products giant Johnson & Johnson, finding that the company was aware of asbestos contamination in its talc for at least 50 years but did not warn consumers. The judge did reduce the verdict from $4.7

2020-06-24T08:37:10+00:00June 24th, 2020|Personal Injury|

Juul and Other ‘Daredevil’ Startups Break Rules and Play With Fire

New article in Medium highlights Juul Stroke Injury lawsuit and includes commentary from Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah London A new piece published in Marker, Medium’s business publication takes aim at ‘lawless’ startups, so-called “Daredevil Unicorns” worth a billion dollars or more, such as Uber, Airbnb, and Juul, who stand out for their unabashed readiness to

2019-09-18T15:07:19+00:00September 18th, 2019|Firm News, Personal Injury|

Wendy Fleishman Appointed Vice-Chair of Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Bioscience General Committee of ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section

Lieff Cabraser partner Wendy R. Fleishman has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Bioscience General Committee of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS). The Section is a primary source of knowledge and leadership nationwide on trial practice and critical issues of justice that involve tort and insurance

2019-09-06T11:58:35+00:00September 6th, 2019|Firm News|

Sarah London Addresses Challenges to Pacific Fertility Clinic Egg and Embryo Failures Lawsuit

On Wednesday June 5, 2019, Prelude Fertility Inc., the parent company of San Francisco-based Pacific Fertility Center, asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to dismiss the proposed class action lawsuit accusing Pacific Fertility of negligently allowing patients’ stored eggs and embryos to be destroyed in a cryogenic tank failure. The defendants seek dismissal of

2019-06-06T14:27:18+00:00June 6th, 2019|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

Arbitration Barred for Parent Co. in Pacific Fertility Clinic Destroyed Embryos Litigation

As reported by Law360 (subscription), U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the Northern District has ruled that claims against Pacific Fertility Clinic’s parent company, Prelude Fertility Inc., over eggs and embryos destroyed after a cryogenic tank failure cannot be resolved in arbitration. Those claims will instead get a full hearing

2022-08-10T17:31:50+00:00March 27th, 2019|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

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