David Bario

June 26, 2014 | Litigation Daily

After churning through more than 12 years of litigation, three law firms, at least five dismissals and who knows how much cash, Canada's Norex Petroleum Ltd. finally caught a break on Thursday in its billion-dollar brawl with a gaggle of oil companies and Russian oligarchs.

By David Bario

3 minute read

June 25, 2014 | Litigation Daily

For Aereo's lawyers, the company's copyright battle with the television broadcast industry both epitomized bet-the-company litigation and turned the formula inside out.

By David Bario

3 minute read

June 19, 2014 | Litigation Daily

BlackBerry Ltd. shareholders enjoyed some rare good tidings on Thursday when the company posted a surprise profit. But the news wasn't so good for investors-turned-plaintiffs suing BlackBerry in a proposed securities class action.

By David Bario

2 minute read

May 29, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Morgan Stanley has been keeping its lawyers at Davis Polk & Wardwell busy with litigation stemming from the subprime meltdown. And judging by two decisions issued this week, the firm is earning its keep.

By David Bario

3 minute read

May 21, 2014 | Litigation Daily

After fending off a last-ditch U.S. Supreme Court appeal in April, plaintiffs in a rare class action under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act inked a $297 million deal with U.S. Foods Inc. and its former parent, the Dutch retail conglomerate Royal Ahold.

By David Bario

3 minute read

May 20, 2014 | Litigation Daily

FindTheBest CEO Kevin O'Connor declared "war" on accused patent troll Lumen View Technology, calling patent trolls the "scum of the earth." The war may not be over, but this week a judge stripped FindTheBest of its chosen courtroom weapon.

By David Bario

3 minute read

May 19, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The bank's lawyers at Munger Tolles and Winston & Strawn persuaded the Second Circuit that BofA didn't intend to dupe shareholders about a looming $10 billion lawsuit brought by AIG.

By David Bario

3 minute read

May 14, 2014 | Litigation Daily

In a setback for WMG's lawyers at Vedder Price, a judge agreed to invite about 3,000 former unpaid interns to join a proposed class action claiming the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.

By David Bario

3 minute read

May 09, 2014 | The Recorder

By David Bario

4 minute read

May 09, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Oracle's case against Google threatened to become the biggest litigation flop to emerge from the smartphone wars. But with an appellate turnaround led by Orrick's Josh Rosenkranz, Oracle has vindicated its intellectual property and put Google back on the defensive.

By David Bario

4 minute read