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<div> kqed funder</div><div></div><div>= vault Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein looks out for the little guy. With over 60 attorneys, it's among the largest law firms in the U.S. to only represent plaintiffs in an individual or class action basis. Practice areas include product liability, antitrust, employment law, consumer protection, pharmaceutical litigation, civil and international rights and securities and investment fraud, and whistleblower law. Lieff Cabraser's cases have led to product recalls, changes in vehicle design and corporations creating new safety measures. The firm was founded in 1972 and has offices in New York, San Francisco and Nashville.Antitrust & Intellectual Property Consumer Protection Defective Products Employment Law Environmental Litigation False Claims Act Personal Injury Securities & Investor Fraud Whistleblower Law =</div><div>=<a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Attorneys/Elizabeth-J-Cabraser.shtml">http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Attorneys/Elizabeth-J-Cabraser.shtml</a>
<div class="attorneyProfilePhone" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 30px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">415.956.1000 </div><div class="attorneyProfileFaxLabel" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 24px; height: 19px; float: left; font-weight: bold; text-indent: -9999em; line-height: 18px; background: url("http://www.lieffcabraser.com/design/images/bg-attorneyProfileFaxLabel.png") no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fax:</div><div class="attorneyProfileFax" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 30px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">415.956.1008</div><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li class="attorneyProfileEducationLegal" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California<ul class="attorneyProfileEducationDegree" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">J.D. - 1978</li></ul></li><li class="attorneyProfileEducationNonLegal" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">University of California, Berkeley, California<ul class="attorneyProfileEducationDegree" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">A.B. - 1975</li></ul></li></ul>Under Elizabeth J. Cabraser's leadership, Lieff Cabraser has become one of the country's largest law firms serving clients seeking redress for financial and <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Practice-Areas/Consumer-Protection.shtml" title="Consumer protection practice group" style="box-sizing: border-box;">consumer fraud</a>, <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Antitrust/" title="Antitrust" style="box-sizing: border-box;">anti-competitive practices</a>, <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Personal-Injury/" title="Personal Injury" style="box-sizing: border-box;">harmful drugs and products</a>, and illegal <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Practice-Areas/Employment-Law.shtml" title="Consumer protection practice group " style="box-sizing: border-box;">employment practices</a>. For over three decades, Elizabeth has made sure that our firm remains dedicated to its core values.Possessing unparalleled expertise in complex civil litigation, Elizabeth has served as court-appointed lead, co-lead, or class counsel in scores of federal multi-district and state coordinated proceedings. These cases include <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/Multi-State-Tobacco-Suits-and-Master-Settlement.shtml" title="smokers litigation" style="box-sizing: border-box;">multi-state tobacco</a>, the <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/Exxon-Valdez-Oil-Spill-Class-Action-Lawsuit.shtml" title="Exxon Valdez" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Exxon Valdez disaster</a>,<a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Personal-Injury/Devices/Silicone-Gel-Breast-Implants-Class-Action.shtml" title="breast implants litigation" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Breast Implants</a>, <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Personal-Injury/Drugs/Fen-Phen.shtml" title="Fen Phen" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fen-Phen</a> (Diet Drugs), <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Personal-Injury/Drugs/Vioxx.shtml" title="Vioxx" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vioxx</a>, <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Personal-Injury/Car-Accidents/Toyota-Sudden-Acceleration.shtml" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toyota sudden acceleration</a>, numerous securities/investment fraud cases, and <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/Holocaust-ERA-Bank-And-Insurance-Companies-Class-Action-Lawsuit.shtml" title="Holocaust litigation" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Holocaust litigation</a>. Today, Elizabeth serves in court-appointed leadership positions in several of the nation's highest profile civil cases: the <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/BP-Gulf-Oil-Spill.shtml" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box;">BP Gulf Oil Spill</a>, <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Personal-Injury/Car-Accidents/GM-ignition-defect-recall.shtml" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GM ignition switch defect</a>, and <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Personal-Injury/Car-Accidents/Takata-Airbag-Recall.shtml" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Takata defective airbag litigation</a>.<h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">A Pillar of the Plaintiffs' Bar</h3>Elizabeth has been repeatedly recognized as one of the foremost litigators in our nation, including being selected an unprecedented four times as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal, which has called her "a pillar of the plaintiffs' bar." In 2015, the National Law Journal named her as one of the 75 outstanding women lawyers in America. She has been named repeatedly to the Lawdragon 500, The Top 100 California Lawyers, and as a SuperLawyer in multiple fields.The Daily Journal has described Elizabeth as"a commanding attorney and a role model for other  litigators, especially fellow female lawyers."Law360 noted in a profile of Elizabeth that"Her reputation among defense attorneys is that  of a formidable opponent who comes to cases  thoroughly prepared and can win a Judge's ear.<h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">Commitment to Advancing the Legal Profession and Society </h3>Elizabeth serves on the Executive Committee of the Council of the American Law Institute (ALI) and is an advisor to several ALI projects, including Aggregate Litigation, the Restatement Third, Torts: Liability for Economic Harm. Since 2011, she has served on the Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee.Elizabeth has written and spoken extensively on substantive legal issues as well as ones related to the advancement of women in the profession, including last year for Trial magazine, published by the American Association for Justice, a commentary entitled <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/blog/2014/02/where-are-all-the-women-in-the-courtroom.shtml" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box;">"Where are all the women in the courtroom?"</a>   In 2010, the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession honored Elizabeth with its <a href="http://www.abanow.org/2010/08/2010-margaret-brent-winner-elizabeth-cabraser/" title="Elizabeth Cabraser wins Margaret Brent award " style="box-sizing: border-box;">Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award</a>. The award recognizes the accomplishments of women lawyers who have excelled in their field and have paved the way to success for other women lawyers. It is regarded by many as the highest honor in the legal profession for women lawyers.Elizabeth is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Many of our nation’s most accomplished leaders from academia, the social sciences, the study and practice of law, business, public affairs, the humanities, and the arts are members of the Academy.</div><div></div><div>Since our founding in 1972, Lieff Cabraser has litigated and resolved hundreds of <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/About-Us/Class-Action-FAQ/" style="box-sizing: border-box;">class action lawsuits</a> and thousands of individual cases. We have played a significant role in achieving<a title="Top Verdicts and Settlements" href="http://lchbdocs.com/pdf/Lieff_Cabraser_Top_Verdicts_and_Settlements.pdf" target="blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">verdicts and settlements valued at $100 million or greater in 59 separate cases, including 22 cases in excess of $1 billion</a>. Many of these cases are among the most significant civil cases in the United States over the past quarter century, including:<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">the <a title="Attorney General litigation against the tobacco industry" href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/Multi-State-Tobacco-Suits-and-Master-Settlement.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Attorney General litigation against the tobacco industry</a> in which our clients received $42 billion in settlements;</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">the litigation against European banks and businesses to recover assets taken from<a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/Holocaust-ERA-Bank-And-Insurance-Companies-Class-Action-Lawsuit.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Holocaust victims and survivors</a>;</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bringing <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/Wal-Mart-Employment-Practices-Class-Action-Lawsuit.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box;">employment practices at Walmart</a>, the world's third largest corporation, into compliance with the law;</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">the righting of an injustice against immigrant workers, known as <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/Braceros-Workers-Class-Action.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box;">braceros</a>, dating back to World War II;</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">the third largest settlement ever in a stock options back dating lawsuit (<a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/In-re-Broadcom-Corp-Derivative-Litigation.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Broadcom</a>);</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">obtaining a $54.4 million verdict against an auto manufacturer for failing to cure a known defect in millions of its vehicles that led to the death of a husband and father of four children (<a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Personal-Injury/Car-Accidents/Mraz-v-DaimlerChrysler-Chrysler-Transmission-Defect-Lawsuits.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mraz v. DaimlerChrysler</a>);</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">a landmark $1.5 billion settlement with natural gas providers for <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/Natural-Gas-Antitrust-Cases.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box;">manipulating energy prices</a> during the California energy crisis in 2000-2001; and</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">an award of $203 million against <a href="http://www.lieffcabraser.com/Case-Center/Gutierrez-v-Wells-Fargo-Overdraft-Fee-Class-Action-Lawsuit.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wells Fargo Bank</a> for manipulating the processing of customer debit card purchases to maximize overdraft fees.</li></ul></div><div>==</div></div>