May 16, 2012 | Law.com
Defense Lawyers Take the Spotlight in Ex-BMS Exec's Probationary TaleBy David Bario
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March 31, 2011 | Daily Report Online
Court hands yogurt maker a Pyrrhic victoryAn appellate ruling vacating class certification just about automatically counts as big win for defendants-but not always. On March 25, in a class action involving claims that Yoplait parent General Mills misled consumers about the health benefits of its YoPlus brand yogurt, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave defense counsel at O'Melveny Myers a harsh reminder that any appeal can backfire.
By David Bario
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July 09, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Class Cert Granted in 23 Cent(!) Overtime Suit Against Office DepotA two-bit California employment case could amount to more than chump change for Office Depot and its lawyers at Morgan Lewis.
By David Bario
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May 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Philip Morris Aims to Knock Out Medical Monitoring Claims, But Who's at Bat?Sheila Birnbaum may soon get a chance to show off as the newly-minted co-chief of the mass torts and product liability practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Or maybe not.
By David Bario
3 minute read
July 10, 2012 | Texas Lawyer
Class Cert Granted in 23 Cent(!) Overtime Suit Against Office DepotFor obvious reasons, plaintiffs with big-money damages claims get all the headlines. But consider the relative havoc that one California plaintiff is managing to cause over an alleged loss of a few measly cents in overtime wages.
By David Bario
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July 09, 2012 | The Recorder
Class Certification Granted in 23 Cent Overtime Suit Against Office DepotBy David Bario
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July 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer
White & Case Spars with LCD Plaintiffs over $261 Million Toshiba VerdictCan Toshiba escape a $261 million jury award just because its rival liquid crystal display makers have already paid out almost half a billion dollars to settle parallel price-fixing claims? Not if the plaintiffs lawyers at Lieff Cabraser and Pearson, Simon can help it.
By David Bario
3 minute read
February 20, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Punitives win is small solace for Big TobaccoDavid Bario [email protected] a Florida court issued the latest appellate ruling Tuesday in the so-called Engle progeny tobacco litigation, news headlines cast the ruling as a victory for defendant R.J. Reynolds. And it's true that the opinion contained some good news for RJR and its lawyers at Jones Day: A panel of the state's 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a $40.
By David Bario
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March 07, 2012 | Law.com
Weil Wins Bid to Force Plaintiffs to Name Witnesses in AIG Securities Class ActionBy David Bario
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January 10, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Lawyer's Anti-Semitic Remarks Trigger New TrialWould federal court jurors in Marshall, Tx., have awarded Commil USA more than $3.7 million in patent infringement damages if it hadn't been for allegedly anti-Semitic comments made by defense counsel for Cisco Systems?
By David Bario
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