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Appeals court upholds sanctions against Lieff Cabraser in State Street case

By Daniel Fisher | Thursday, Feb 10, 2022 @ 10:51am

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Lieff Cabraser lost its hard-fought battle to reverse sanctions a judge imposed against the firm for submitting an inflated fee request in the State Street securities class action, after the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the penalty was merited for “materially misleading” behavior.
Major plaintiffs firms that snagged states as opioid clients have been shut out of settlement talks by judge

By Daniel Fisher | Tuesday, Aug 20, 2019 @ 12:37pm

CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Recognizing the growing conflict between states and municipalities that are separately suing the opioid industry, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster has removed lawyers that represent both states and cities from any role in negotiating a potential class action settlement of opioid claims.
Hale v. State Farm settles for $250 million

By Ann Maher | Tuesday, Sep 4, 2018 @ 4:04pm

State Farm and plaintiffs have agreed to settle protracted RICO litigation for $250 million on the opening day of what was expected to be a long-running trial at federal court in East St. Louis.