Personal Injury – Page 4

Lieff Cabraser, Equal Justice Society, and Serna & Associates PLLC Announce Filing of Federal Injury Lawsuit in California Against L’Oreal, Softsheen, Dermoviva and Others for Cancer Allegedly Caused by Repeated Use of Hair Relaxer Products

Plaintiff Tamara Bryant alleges her uterine cancer was caused by her regular and prolonged use of hair relaxer products manufactured by the defendants that contain phthalates and other endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) January 17, 2023, San Francisco–(BUSINESSWIRE)–On January 13, 2023, Lieff Cabraser, Equal Justice Society, and Serna & Associates PLLC filed a federal injury lawsuit

LieffCabraser2023-06-20T15:02:07+00:00January 17th, 2023|Human Rights, Personal Injury|

Mark Chalos Appointed to Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in Exactech Knee, Hip, & Ankle Polyethylene Orthopedic Products Liability MDL

On December 14, 2022, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York issued an order appointing Lieff Cabraser Nashville Office Managing Partner Mark P. Chalos to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in multidistrict litigation against Exactech accusing the company of the manufacture and sale of defective knee, hip and ankle replacement systems that have

LieffCabraser2022-12-20T02:03:11+00:00December 19th, 2022|Personal Injury|

Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel Announce Four Major Settlements with Juul Labs, Inc. Addressing U.S. Youth E-Cigarette Usage

The four settlements with Juul Labs announced today resolve the personal injury, consumer class action, government entity, and tribal harm cases brought in the national MDL and the JCCP in CaliforniaCo-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in the federal multidistrict litigation captioned In re: Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2913,

LieffCabraser2022-12-07T01:43:14+00:00December 7th, 2022|Personal Injury|

Lexi Hazam Appointed Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in Teen/Youth Social Media Addiction MDL

On November 9, 2022, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California issued an order naming Lieff Cabraser partner Lexi J. Hazam as Co-Lead Counsel for plaintiffs in the nationwide multidistrict teen/youth social media addiction litigation alleging that social media apps such as Facebook and TikTok cause addiction and mental health

LieffCabraser2024-03-22T17:10:21+00:00November 11th, 2022|Personal Injury|

Lieff Cabraser and Protectus Law Announce Filing of Lawsuit on Behalf of Utah Teen with Anorexia Against Instagram/Meta/Facebook

The lawsuit challenges Meta/Instagram’s exploitative platform features, which it alleges were developed and honed to take advantage of developmental vulnerabilities in young users’ brains; “We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls,” notes Instagram’s own internal report. San Francisco—(BUSINESSWIRE)—On September 1, 2022, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Protectus Law

LieffCabraser2022-09-06T18:50:55+00:00September 6th, 2022|Firm News, Personal Injury|

Juul Plaintiffs Win Class Certification in Multidistrict Federal Fraud and Injury Litigation

Federal court certifies four separate classes in national Juul teen injury, fraud, and RICO litigation that includes Juul Labs Inc. and Altria (formerly Philip Morris Companies, Inc.) as well as various individual corporate defendants June 29, 2022, San Francisco—(BUSINESSWIRE)—On June 29, 2022, plaintiffs in the federal Juul fraudulent advertising and injury litigation won a significant

LieffCabraser2022-07-01T23:25:40+00:00June 29th, 2022|Defective Products, Firm News, Personal Injury|

Breaking News: FDA Orders Removal of All Juul Products from U.S. Market

On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) issued a stunning market denial order mandating that Juul Labs Inc. cease the sale and distribution of all of their currently marketed products in the United States. The extraordinary Order also directs that all Juul products currently on the U.S. market must be removed

admin2024-01-29T16:50:49+00:00June 23rd, 2022|Defective Products, News, Personal Injury|

Plaintiffs Defeat Gilead’s Multiple Dismissal Motions in HIV Drug Kidney & Bone Injuries Litigation

On June 13, 2022, plaintiffs won a series of procedural victories in the kidney and bone injury lawsuit filed against pharma giant Gilead Sciences when California Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng denied three summary judgment motions filed by Gilead seeking to dismiss the litigation. Since the dangers from Gilead’s prescription medications (Truvada® and Atripla®) that

LieffCabraser2022-06-23T17:08:50+00:00June 22nd, 2022|Personal Injury|

Connecticut Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision in Medical Device Case

In a case focusing on Bausch & Lomb’s artificial in-eye lenses that can break inside patient’s eyes, causing vision that is equivalent to seeing the world through a kaleidoscope — at best — plaintiffs won a signal victory in the Connecticut Supreme Court when that authority held that the plaintiffs’ injury claims against Bausch &

LieffCabraser2022-06-09T21:41:40+00:00June 9th, 2022|Defective Medical Devices, Firm News, Personal Injury|

SoCal Edison reports ‘circuit activity’ potentially related to Coastal Laguna Niguel Fire

As reported by the LA Times, the Coastal Laguna Niguel brush fire which destroyed at least 20 homes on May 11, 2022 is being actively investigated for a possible utility cause. Southern California Edison issued a report stating that “our information reflects circuit activity occurring close in time to the reported time of the fire.”

admin2022-05-12T18:59:33+00:00May 12th, 2022|Environmental Law, Fires & Burn Injuries, Personal Injury|

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