Lieff Cabraser & James J. Lee File Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Injury Lawsuit Against Abbott Laboratories Relating to Manufacture, Marketing and Sale of Similac Neosure Forumla for Infants

Lawsuit alleges willful and wrongful conduct relating to the design, development, manufacture, marketing and sale of Similac Neosure February 15, 2022, San Francisco—(BUSINESSWIRE)—Lieff Cabraser and the Legal Offices of James J. Lee announce the filing of a federal injury lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories on behalf of Darius Medley and ChaKoya Robinson, the parents of minor

2022-02-15T18:02:45+00:00February 15th, 2022|Infant & Child Injuries, Personal Injury|
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Tribes’ Claims Move Forward In Juul Vape MDL Despite Defendants’ Latest Efforts to Dismiss

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on January 28, 2022, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued an order denying the bulk of the latest wave of defendant motions to dismiss two tribes’ bellwether suits in multidistrict injury and fraudulent advertising litigation against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul and its part-owner Altria. The lawsuits

2022-02-01T20:08:57+00:00February 1st, 2022|Consumer Fraud, Personal Injury|
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Unsealed Deal Reveals NFL Will Officially End Controversial Race-Based Testing in Concussion Injury Settlements

As reported by Law360 (subscription), The NFL has formally agreed to end the use of “race-norming,” race-based concussion testing, in the assessment of claims for payouts from the recent uncapped football concussion injuries settlement awarded to a class of former players who suffered painful and debilitating injuries from repetitive head traumas during their careers in

2021-10-25T21:42:47+00:00October 25th, 2021|Personal Injury|
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NFL Concussions Case Judge Sets Submission Date for Proposed Settlement of Race-Norming Issues

After many months of seeking assistance from a panel of medical experts, the parties in the NFL concussions litigation are close to reaching a proposed resolution of the pernicious race-norming issues that many players argued built racial discrimination into the administration of the settlement and its payouts. In response to a report provided by Magistrate

2021-10-04T15:03:10+00:00October 4th, 2021|Personal Injury|
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JUUL Injury and Fraud Cases Move Forward Despite Defendants’ Latest Efforts to Dismiss

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on July 22, 2021, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued an order denying the bulk of the latest wave of defendant motions to dismiss the 18 bellwether suits in multidistrict injury and fraudulent advertising litigation against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul

2024-01-29T16:51:40+00:00July 26th, 2021|Consumer Fraud, Firm News, Personal Injury|
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Lieff Cabraser Files Lawsuit Against ‘Ghost Gun’ Manufacturers On Behalf of Family of Sacramento Police Officer Shot and Killed

Lieff Cabraser has filed a negligence lawsuit in California Superior Court against 17 manufacturers of “ghost gun” components on behalf of the parents of a slain Sacramento police officer who allege that one or more of these manufacturers played a part in her death. Because of a loophole in federal gun regulations, these DIY weapons

2021-06-22T05:21:32+00:00June 21st, 2021|Personal Injury, Public Good|
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JUUL Injury and Fraud Cases to Move Forward Despite Defendants’ Efforts to Dismiss

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on April 13, 2021, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued an order denying the second wave of defendant motions to dismiss the cases outright in multidistrict injury and fraudulent advertising litigation against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul and its part-owner Altria. The complaints allege the companies

2024-01-29T16:51:59+00:00April 14th, 2021|Consumer Fraud, Personal Injury|
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Talc Plaintiffs Defeat Johnson & Johnson’s Efforts to Get Mississippi Talc Cancer Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Tossed

As reported by Law360 (subscription), the Supreme Court of Mississippi has ordered the consumer fraud and false advertising lawsuit filed by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel against health-products giant Johnson & Johnson to move forward. Johnson & Johnson had argued that the lawsuit over insufficient and deceptive labeling that failed to warn consumers talc baby powder

2021-05-10T22:51:29+00:00April 3rd, 2021|Personal Injury, Women's Health|
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Most Juul MDL Dismissal Bids from Defendants Seen as Likely to be Rejected

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on March 26, 2021, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued a tentative ruling indicating he will deny all the motions to dismiss, except for certain state claims with no class representatives, in multidistrict injury and fraudulent advertising litigation against

2024-01-29T16:54:50+00:00March 29th, 2021|Personal Injury|
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