Following entry of summary judgment in favor of two defendants in personal injury action stemming from serious injuries sustained at the world-renowned Laguna Seca Raceway, Michael led appellate briefing to reversal of the trial court in a published opinion from the California Court of Appeal outlining the distinction between ordinary and gross negligence. Michael has also represented clients on appeal. His efforts, described by Goldman Sachs’s counsel as “relentless,” allowed nearly 350 current and former Goldman Sachs employees to choose continued participation in the class action over individual arbitration. In the Goldman Sachs gender discrimination class action, which was certified in 2018, he led a multi-year charge to combat Goldman Sachs’s attempts to excise class members from the case on the basis of arbitration agreements buried in the fine print of routine stock grants. Other corporations Michael has taken on include Goldman Sachs and Microsoft for gender discrimination, Google for invasions of privacy, a major pharmaceutical company for fraudulent marketing practices, and an international consultancy for mistreatment of H-1B visa workers. The plaintiff prevailed, and in a 112-page opinion relying heavily on pharmacist testimony and complaints compiled by the Lieff Cabraser team, the judge described the team’s evidence as “devastating.” At the conclusion of San Francisco’s three-month liability bench trial, Walgreens was the last remaining defendant. His focus, in San Francisco and across other opioid cases in the multidistrict litigation, has been Walgreens, for its role in preventing and discouraging its pharmacists from conducting the prescription due diligence required under the Controlled Substances Act. Michael has served as a leader within the San Francisco opioid bellwether team, from hard-fought battles to obtain evidence to trial. He is dedicated to seeking fairness for government entities, employees, consumers, and others, regardless of the resources of the defendant. Michael Levin-Gesundheit is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office.
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