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Elizabeth Cabraser Named Lead Counsel of Fiat Chrysler

Lieff Cabraser founding partner Elizabeth Cabraser was named Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and Chair of Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in litigation against Fiat Chrysler by brought by Jeep and Dodge owners over allegations the company bypassed diesel emission controls in nearly one hundred thousand vehicles. Ms. Cabraser also served ...

Could Amazon Democratize Whole Foods?

University of Chicago Law School professor and Consumer Contracts Reporter Omri Ben-Shahar wrote an op-ed for Forbes magazine on the Amazon takeover of Whole Foods Market.

In the piece, Professor Ben-Shahar explains how Amazon could democratize Whole Foods:  

“Amazon might eventually shed Whole Foods’ overpriced reputation, commonly nicknamed ...

Frank Sullivan Jr. Receives Professionalism Award

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Frank Sullivan Jr. received the 2017 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit. The award was presented at the annual dinner of the 66th Annual Meeting of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association on May 1 in ...

SCOTUS to Hear WI Gerrymandering Case

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a partisan gerrymandering case involving district lines in Wisconsin.

CNN Supreme court analyst and University of Texas School of Law professor Stephen I. Vladeck explains the potential ramifications of the case. “Although a majority of the court has suggested that ...

Barry Barnett 2017 Lawyer of the Year

Susman Godfrey partner, Barry Barnett, has been named by Best Lawyers of America as the “2017 Lawyer of the Year” for Bet-the-Company Litigation in Houston, Texas.

Mr. Barnett also recently became a Trustee of the New-York Historical Society (NYHS) and joined the Executive Committee of the Center for ...