The AG’s case against the “Big 5” oil companies is expected to now move forward in California Superior Court Lieff Cabraser serves as co-counsel with the California Attorney General’s office in litigation against five of the largest oil and gas companies over allegations the companies misled the California public about climate change. On October 8,
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Lieff Cabraser attorneys Edward Baker and Emily Harwell will co-moderate a virtual roundtable discussion hosted by the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section on “The False Claims Act and the Protection of Tribal Funds.”
Lieff Cabraser attorney Jessica Moldovan will speak as featured faculty at the Practising Law Institute’s Employment Law Institute 2024, taking place October 15-16, 2024, in New York City. This two-day event will cover key legal developments and emerging trends in employment law. The faculty includes nationally recognized management, union and plaintiffs’ attorneys, in-house counsel, judges
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer, Key Architects of the $600M East Palestine Toxic Spill Settlement, Seek Justice for Conyers Residents Affected by the Chemical Explosion and Cloud On October 2, 2024, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Grant & Eisenhofer, Jenner Law, and Georgia counsel Holzer & Holzer filed a
The American Antitrust Institute has announced its selection of leading practitioners and economists to be recognized as honorees for the 2024 Antitrust Enforcement Awards. Lieff Cabraser’s team shared the AAI’s award for “Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Litigation,” the highest recognition an antitrust plaintiff lawyer can receive for a litigation achievement.
Lieff Cabraser was proud to be a Hall of Fame Sponsor at the 2024 Banding Together to End Domestic Violence event, hosted at The Chapel in San Francisco on September 26. Our house band, The R-23s, performed at the annual battle-of-the-bands fundraiser, benefiting the Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP), which brings together attorney bands from
As reported by Bloomberg Law (subscription), Judge Benita Y. Pearson of the Northern District of Ohio has granted approval to a historic $600 million settlement for the communities impacted by the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment, involving 14 train cars carrying hazardous materials, led to fire
On September 6, 2024, Lawdragon legal media announced its 500 Leading Litigators in America for 2025, a list which includes twenty-two Lieff Cabraser partners: Katherine Lubin Benson, Elizabeth Cabraser, Lin Y. Chan, Daniel Chiplock, Nimish R. Desai, Eric B. Fastiff, Steven E. Fineman, Rachel Geman, Brendan P. Glackin, Dean M. Harvey, Lexi Hazam, Richard Heimann,
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.
We are pleased to announce that Lieff Cabraser partner Michael Levin-Gesundheit has been named to the California Daily Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” list for 2024, recognizing him as one of California’s best lawyers under 40. The Journal highlights Michael’s leadership in the prescription opioids litigation, particularly his role on the San Francisco opioid bellwether team,