As reported in Yahoo! Life, on September 12, 2024, the Lansing School District in Michigan took a declarative step by filing a lawsuit against Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snap, Inc., joining a growing number of schools across the country that are pushing back against the influence of social media on students.
A front-page article by the San Francisco Chronicle features Lieff Cabraser partner Tiseme Zegeye, who is a leader in litigation holding hair relaxer companies accountable for cancer-causing products sold to Black women. The case centers on the alleged link between chemical hair relaxers and cancer, impacting thousands if not hundreds of thousands of injured women
Speaking with Bloomberg, partner Sarah London discussed our clients’ lawsuits against CooperSurgical and the lack of regulation in the U.S. IVF industry. Sarah highlighted the delicate nature of eggs and embryos and advocated for new safety protocols, saying “What you need in this system are multiple safety layers. Bad things can be anticipated to happen,
Lieff Cabraser partner Tiseme Zegeye was highlighted in a Law.com article outlining the growing trend of lawsuits against CooperSurgical, a global leader in the infertility treatment market, for its defective IVF solution that damaged or destroyed plaintiffs’ embryos. Read more in the article here.
Any Tribal U.S. Marine Corps veterans and family members who lived at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more from 1953 to 1987, and who suffer or died from cancer or other illnesses, may be able to file a claim in the Marine Corps Camp Lejeune Poisoned Water Litigation. We are
Sarah London was recently featured in a Connecticut Law Tribune article outlining the state of play in the litigation against CooperSurgical over its defective IVF solution and reinforcing our commitment to our clients’ interests in and out of the courtroom. To learn more, read the article here: https://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2024/05/16/with-jurisdiction-at-issue-coopersurgical-litigants-to-try-mediation/
Sarah London, Lieff Cabraser partner and leader of the firm’s fertility practice, wrote an opinion piece published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on recent fertility legislation, the fertility industry at large, and the increasing number of safety failures within this space. Her piece offers helpful insights for those considering fertility assistance and what they need
Lieff Cabraser and a few of our clients were recently highlighted in a Bloomberg Law article covering two new lawsuits against CooperSurgical, a prominent leader in the global infertility treatment market, for the company’s use of a defective solution that damaged or destroyed plaintiffs’ embryos. Read more in the article here.
As reported by the S.F. Chronicle, the San Francisco Unified School District has been awarded a substantial $24.65 million payment from vaping industry giants Juul and Altria in a landmark settlement allocation that is set to revolutionize the District’s health resources, facilitating the hiring of 76 health-focused professionals, including nurses and counselors. The influx of
On March 14, 2024, U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California issued an order granting final approval to a comprehensive $235 million settlement with Altria in the nationwide JUUL e-cigarette youth vaping predatory advertising, fraud, addiction and injury litigation. Unprecedented in scope, speed, and significance, the global settlement, reached just after plaintiffs concluded