David Bario

November 12, 2014 | Law.com

The Supreme Court's rulings in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly and Comcast v. Behrend made it tougher for plaintiffs to survive dismissal motions and win class certification. Now, says U.S. dairy giant Dean Foods, the court should go one further.

By David Bario

4 minute read

November 11, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Boies Schiller's Josh Schiller says Unilever's false advertising suit against the maker of Just Mayo is nothing more than "a transparent attempt" to drive away competition from best-selling mayonnaise brands Hellmann's and Best Foods.

By David Bario

3 minute read

November 10, 2014 | Litigation Daily

A hearing next week could determine the fate of 600 consolidated cases claiming that Pfizer's blockbuster antidepressant causes birth defects when taken by pregnant women.

By David Bario

4 minute read

November 06, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Take a company with a controversial business model, throw in some rosy projections by senior management and top it off with a sudden 40 percent stock drop, and you've got a classic recipe for a securities class action.

By David Bario

2 minute read

November 06, 2014 | Litigation Daily

For the defenders of former UBS banker Raoul Weil, a six-year prosecution ended with their client crying tears of joy.

By David Bario

4 minute read

November 05, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Few compliments have ever backfired as ferociously as the email that former Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall Rader sent to Edward Reines, a leading patent litigator at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

By David Bario

3 minute read

November 04, 2014 | Litigation Daily

World Wrestling Entertainment suffered a smack-down when a federal judge refused to "deputize" the company to take on bootleggers. WWE's lawyers at K&L Gates persuaded the Fifth Circuit that the judge's squeamishness was mostly misplaced.

By David Bario

3 minute read

November 04, 2014 | Litigation Daily

International arbitration pro Matthew Slater of Cleary Gottlieb suffered back-to-back $185 million defeats this week in appeals challenging 2007 arbitration awards against his clients.

By David Bario

3 minute read

November 03, 2014 | Law.com

Capping a decade-long legal battle with British energy company BG Group plc, the Republic of Argentina ran out of options at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in the country's bid to overturn a $185 million arbitration award.

By David Bario

3 minute read

October 30, 2014 | Litigation Daily

In Motorola v. Standard Chartered, Clark and Nelles scored a huge win not just for their client, but for every big bank that does business in New York.

By David Bario

4 minute read