As reported by Law360, disturbing new details are emerging via evidence presented in the ongoing JUUL multidistrict injury and predatory/fraudulent advertising litigation against Altria (formerly Philip Morris) about the extent to which Altria and Juul allegedly conspired to further hook a new generation of young people on the nicotine in vaping products. According to a
Evidence presented in the first JUUL bellwether trial against Altria (nee Philip Morris) in the national JUUL multidistrict litigation reveals new and shocking details about Altria’s buy-in to the tobacco vaping giant As reported by Law360, evidence unfolding in the first JUUL bellwether trial against Altria in the national JUUL MDL is shedding new light
Selection of 12 jurors in the trial is expected to be completed by the end of the day, and opening arguments in this first bellwether trial, brought against Altria on behalf of the San Francisco Unified School District, will commence Monday April 24 On Friday, April 21, 2023, jury selection will take place before the
Lieff Cabraser partner Douglas Cuthbertson will be a featured speaker at the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) Spring Training Conference, Class Action Workshop, taking place May 2-3, 2023 in New Orleans. On day two of the pre-conference workshop (5/3), Doug will speak on a panel entitled “Privacy Claims and Data Breaches.”
Forced arbitration, the scourge of fair and open adjudication, is greatly favored by the corporate defendants sued for fraud and misconduct by consumers, corporate defendants who fund and almost always win arbitration’s closed proceedings that occur without a judge, jury, or public scrutiny Earlier this week, the California Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 365, closing
Corporate fraud is a pervasive issue with far-reaching consequences on individuals, businesses, and the economy as a whole. In the face of financial misconduct, plaintiff lawyers play a critical role in seeking restitution for victims and holding wrongdoers accountable.
The lawsuit against Altria, brought by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel on behalf of the San Francisco Unified School District, moves forward on all counts after major settlements reached with Juul Labs As reported by Law360, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick has denied Altria’s summary judgment motion in the bellwether vaping fraud and teen injuries
As reported by Law360, on January 20, 2023, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California indicated that he expects to grant preliminary approval to a $255 million settlement resolving nationwide economic loss claims in the sprawling multidistrict federal fraud and injury litigation against Juul.
On Wednesday, January 3, 2023, The 1st Circuit Court of Appeal in Boston declined to rehear its November 23rd decision reviving the multidistrict litigation accusing Evenflo Company Inc of misleading consumers about the safety of its “Big Kid” vehicle booster seats. As reported by The Recorder, the decision affirming plaintiffs’ case comes after Evenflo petitioned
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeal in Boston has revived class action litigation accusing Evenflo Company Inc of misleading consumers about the safety of side impacts and testing of its “Big Kid” vehicle booster seats. The Appeals Court ruled that a lower-court judge was wrong in concluding in January that consumers in the multidistrict litigation