Lieff Cabraser Joins Legal Alliance of Firms Pledging Free Legal Services to Protect Women Seeking Abortion and Their Medical Providers

Lieff Cabraser has joined the Legal Alliance for Reproductive Rights, a group of over 20 law firms pledging to provide free legal representation to those negatively impacted by the denial of access to medical services if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Led by the Bar Association of San Francisco and the San

2022-06-02T17:20:43+00:00June 2nd, 2022|Firm News, Public Good|

Talc Plaintiffs Defeat Johnson & Johnson’s Efforts to Get Mississippi Talc Cancer Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Tossed

As reported by Law360 (subscription), the Supreme Court of Mississippi has ordered the consumer fraud and false advertising lawsuit filed by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel against health-products giant Johnson & Johnson to move forward. Johnson & Johnson had argued that the lawsuit over insufficient and deceptive labeling that failed to warn consumers talc baby powder

2021-05-10T22:51:29+00:00April 3rd, 2021|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

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|

Lieff Cabraser Files Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of Fifth Circuit Decision Drastically Limiting Abortion Rights in Louisiana

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein attorneys Kelly M. Dermody, Tiseme G. Zegeye, and Madeline M. Gomez represent Amici, reproductive and racial justice scholars, in support of Petitioners June Medical Services, et al., requesting that the Supreme Court reverse the Fifth Circuit’s recent decision to require that doctors who perform abortions in Louisiana have admitting privileges

2019-12-02T13:55:15+00:00December 2nd, 2019|Amicus, Women's Health|

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|

FDA Warning Letters to Manufacturers Heighten Safety Concerns About Breast Implant Health Threats

As reported by various sources including the UK’s Daily Mail, regulators for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently sent warning letters to two of the top breast implant manufactures for “failing to complete the safety studies” required for medical devices to remain on the market. The letters were issued just days before a new

2019-03-21T10:32:43+00:00March 21st, 2019|Personal Injury|

State Judge in Mississippi Denies Johnson & Johnson Attempt to Throw Out Talc Class Action Lawsuit

As reported by Law360 a Mississippi state judge has denied an attempt by Johnson & Johnson J&J to throw out a first-of-its-kind class action injury lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general. The suit alleges the pharmaceutical giant is putting tens of thousands of women at risk by failing to disclose that the use of its

2018-12-20T13:31:37+00:00December 20th, 2018|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

New Reuters Report Reveals Johnson & Johnson Knew for Decades About Dangerous Asbestos in Talc

A recent in-depth investigation published by Reuters reveals Johnson and Johnson knew for decades that its talc products like baby powder include asbestos fibers, and that exposure to those fibers can lead to ovarian cancer. The revelation caused J&J shares to drop 10% resulting in a $45 billion reduction in value for the company. This

2018-12-14T13:19:11+00:00December 14th, 2018|Personal Injury, Women's Health|

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