Settlements – Page 2 – Lieff Cabraser

Lieff Cabraser Announces $70.7 Million Settlement of Qui Tam Misuse of Government Funds Litigation with Gold Coast Health Plan and Certain California Medical Providers

Gold Coast (aka Ventura County Medi-Cal Managed Care Commission) to pay $17.2 million to U.S. and California; providers that received allegedly illegal payments – Ventura County Medical Center, Dignity Health, and Clinicas del Camino Real Inc. – will pay an additional $53.5 million August 19, 2022, San Francisco–(BUSINESSWIRE)–The law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann &

LieffCabraser2022-08-19T17:39:07+00:00August 19th, 2022|Firm News, Whistleblower Law|

Judge Grants Final Approval to Settlement Aimed at Implementing Landmark Reforms in University of Michigan Campus Sexual Abuse Class Action

DETROIT, MI–On August 3, 2022, U.S. District Judge Victoria A. Roberts issued an Order granting final approval to the settlement of the class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan arising out of UofM campus sexual misconduct. The settlement resolves a class action lawsuit filed in 2021 on behalf of current and future UM students led by

Artemis2022-08-03T23:08:12+00:00August 3rd, 2022|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement Aimed at Implementing Landmark Reforms in University of Michigan Campus Sexual Abuse Class Action

On March 29, 2022, U.S. District Judge Victoria A. Roberts issued an Order granting preliminary approval to the proposed settlement of the class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan arising out of UofM campus sexual misconduct. In the Order, the Court states that it “will likely be able to approve the Settlement Agreement under

LieffCabraser2022-03-30T13:22:35+00:00March 30th, 2022|Sexual Abuse|

Final Approval Granted to $48.95M Knorr Wabtec Railway Industry Employee No-Poach Antitrust Settlement

On August 26, 2020, Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granted final approval to a settlement of the labor antitrust litigation filed by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel on behalf of railway workers who alleged an illegal scheme by Knorr and Wabtec to improperly avoid hiring each other’s employees to artificially suppress compensation and competition in the related job market.

admin2021-02-26T02:59:02+00:00February 23rd, 2021|News|

Final Approval Granted to $48.95M Knorr Wabtec Railway Industry Employee No-Poach Antitrust Settlement

Lawsuit alleged the companies agreed to under-the-table and illegal deals to not-hire each other’s employees in order to keep wages and job competition low On August 26, 2020, Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granted final approval to a settlement of the labor antitrust litigation filed

LieffCabraser2020-08-27T10:27:14+00:00August 27th, 2020|Antitrust, Employment Law|

Judge Close To Granting Preliminary Approval of $48.95M Settlement in Knorr, Wabtec No-Poach Antitrust Case

As reported by Law360 (Subscription), U.S District Judge Joy Flowers Conti has indicated she is close to granting preliminary approval to a $48.95 million settlement of the antitrust lawsuit in which employee plaintiffs alleged Knorr-Bermse AG and Wabtec Corp. improperly agreed not to hire each other’s employees resulting in suppressed and lost wages. The settlement

LieffCabraser2020-03-19T11:24:37+00:00March 19th, 2020|Antitrust, Employment Law|

Judge in USC Tyndall Sex Abuse Gender Violence Case Grants Final Approval to Landmark $215M Settlement for Ex-Gynecologist’s Student Patients

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on February 26, 2020, Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued an order granting final approval to the $215 million settlement between USC and a class of thousands of women who claim they were sexually abused by university doctor George Tyndall

LieffCabraser2020-02-27T12:30:55+00:00February 27th, 2020|Firm News, Sexual Abuse|

Lieff Cabraser Announces Settlement of Knorr and Wabtec Employee No-Poach Antitrust Lawsuit

Proposed settlements with world’s dominant railway equipment suppliers will provide $48.95 million for employees who alleged their compensation was adversely impacted by an agreement between Knorr and Wabtec not to poach each other’s employees Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C. announce a total of $48.95 million in settlements to

LieffCabraser2020-02-25T08:09:06+00:00February 25th, 2020|Antitrust, Employment Law|

USC Gynecologist Sexual Abuse Class Action Settlement Receives Final Approval

On February 19, 2020, Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted final approval to the $215 million settlement between USC and a class of thousands of women who claim they were sexually abused by university doctor George Tyndall between 1989 and 2016. Judge Wilson further ordered

LieffCabraser2020-02-19T13:09:06+00:00February 19th, 2020|Sexual Abuse|

Preliminary Approval Granted to Settlement in Navistar Diesel Engine EGR Emissions Defect Litigation

$135 million settlement provides class members with $2,500 per truck or $10,000 rebate off new truck, or option to seek up to $15,000 per truck in out of pocket damages caused by alleged defect On June 12, 2019, Judge Joan B. Gottschall of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued

LieffCabraser2019-06-12T14:05:55+00:00June 12th, 2019|Defective Products|