Legal Experts Express Concern Over Unintended Consequences of New Alabama Bill Aimed at Protecting IVF Practices
Article includes commentary from Lieff Cabraser partner Sarah London, chair of Lieff Cabraser’s fertility practice
The New York Times Highlights Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein IVF Clients
On February 15th, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein filed a lawsuit on behalf of clients Zachary and Kearsten Walden against CooperSurgical, a prominent leader in the global infertility treatment market. After a decade of struggling with infertility, the Waldens turned to IVF and were optimistic about growing their family. Unfortunately, a defective solution manufactured by CooperSurgical
Couple Whose Embryos Were Destroyed By Defective IVF Product Seek Justice Against Manufacturer CooperSurgical
Plaintiffs are the first to come forward publicly following CooperSurgical’s tragic failures that have devastated countless families nationwide SAN FRANCISCO – Kearsten and Zachary Walden today filed a lawsuit against CooperSurgical, Inc. and its parent company, The Cooper Companies, alleging its defective embryo culture media – the solution in which embryos are stored and developed
Parents’ Claims Move Forward in Teen Social Media Addiction MDL
Plaintiffs Defeat Meta/Tiktok Etc. Efforts to Dismiss Sprawling Teen Social Media Addiction Litigation As reported by Law360 (subscription) and other outlets, a California federal judge has denied Meta and other social media companies’ attempts to dismiss a federal class action lawsuit brought by Lieff Cabraser on behalf of parents and their children over allegations that the tech giants
Federal Court Rules Hair Relaxer-Cancer Injury Litigation Should Move Forward
District court largely denies L’Oreal, Revlon, other companies’ attempts to dismiss 8,000+ case multidistrict hair relaxer use injury litigation As reported by Law360 (subscription), plaintiffs represented by Lieff Cabraser and numerous co-counsel were successful in defeating L’Oreal, Revlon, and other companies’ attempts to get thousands of coordinated hair relaxer-linked cancer injury lawsuits dismissed at the
State Attorneys General File Lawsuits Alleging Meta Deliberately Hooks Kids on Social Media
The new state lawsuits follow preexisting multidistrict litigation in federal court in San Francisco original filed by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel As reported widely across the media, a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general that includes California, New York, Georgia, South Carolina, Illinois and related actions from Massachusetts, Tennessee, Mississippi and many others have filed
FDA to Propose Ban on Hair Relaxer Products Linked to Cancers in Women
As reported by CNN, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration intends to propose a ban on hair straightening products like hair relaxers that have been linked to health risks including uterine and ovarian cancer in long-time users. The rule is expected to bank hair-straightening products that contain formaldehyde and other related chemicals like methylene and
Elizabeth Cabraser Named Co-Lead Counsel in Federal Camp Lejeune Toxic-Water/Water Poisoning Litigation
On July 19, 2023, judges of the Eastern District of North Carolina appointed Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth Cabraser as Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation centered in North Carolina over injuries relating to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Camp Lejeune is a 246-square-mile United States military training facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina,
Tiseme Zegeye Reaches out to Southern California Community About Black Health, Hair Relaxer-Cancer Lawsuits at Long Beach Women’s Health Expo
On Saturday June 10, 2023, Lieff Cabraser partner Tiseme Zegeye connected with the Southern California community at the 2023 Long Beach Women's Health Expo, an annual event that has served as a vital platform for advancing women's health issues for over two decades. [Event photo: Legal Nurse Consultant Monica Bullard and Lieff Cabraser Partner Tiseme
Rachel Geman to Appear as Featured Faculty in Strafford CLE Webinar on Medical Monitoring in Personal Injury, Products Liability, and Medical Device Litigation
Lieff Cabraser partner Rachel Geman will speak as featured faculty at the Strafford CLE video webinar entitled “Medical Monitoring in Personal Injury, Products Liability, and Medical Device Litigation: Developments and Strategies,” taking place on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, from 1:00pm-2:30 pm EDT.