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American Lawyer
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"Representing the best qualities of the plaintiffs' bar."
The National Law Journal
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"Their effective and caring advocacy for clients has earned Lieff Cabraser its first-class reputation."
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Case Center
Blood Factor
- Issue: Contaminated blood products
- Result: Confidential settlements
Blood Factor VIII and Factor IX Litigation
Working with counsel in Asia, Europe, Central and South America and the Middle East, Lieff Cabraser represented over 1500 of hemophiliacs worldwide, or their survivors and estates, who contracted HIV and/or Hepatitis C (HCV), and Americans with hemophilia who contracted HCV, from contaminated and defective blood factor products produced by American pharmaceutical companies. In 2004, Lieff Cabraser was appointed Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel of the “second generation” Blood Factor MDL litigation presided over by Judge Grady in the Northern District of Illinois. The case reached a global settlement in 2009.
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