Jan Wolfe

July 30, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Meritor v. Eaton; Catholic Healthcare West v. U.S. Foods; Vergara v. State of California; Grocery Manufacturers Association v. Sorrell; Macy's v. J.C. Penney

By Jan Wolfe and Amanda Bronstad

9 minute read

July 29, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Ahead of a damages-only bench trial set for next month, a judge precluded the SEC from recovering the total profits it accuses Sam and Charles Wyly of netting from stock trades orchestrated through a secret offshore system.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

July 29, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Facing claims by both DuPont and the Justice Department that it stole secrets related to Kevlar, Kolon's lawyers say keeping the civil case on track would give prosecutors an unfair advantage.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

July 28, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Handing a win to Amazon and its lawyers at Jenner & Block, a judge tossed claims that the charger sold with Amazon's Kindle e-reader is identical to one sold by a small company called VoltStar Technologies.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

July 28, 2014 | Litigation Daily

With trial approaching for Goldman, RBS, HSBC and Nomura, a judge rejected the argument that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac knew they were being misled about billions of dollars in residential mortgage-backed securities they purchased before the financial crisis.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

July 25, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that encourages more fee-shifting in patent cases, the online retailer and enthusiastic "troll hunter" Newegg Inc. got trounced on Friday in a fee fight with the patent licensing entity Pragmatus Telecom.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

July 24, 2014 | Litigation Daily

In the latest ruling to address the ever-narrowing scope of the Alien Tort Statute, the Eleventh Circuit dismissed long-standing claims that Chiquita Brands International facilitated war crimes by paramilitary groups in Colombia.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

July 24, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Two contradictory appellate court rulings this week framed the next battle over Obamacare. Carvin was at the center of both of them.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

July 23, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The potentially record-shattering arbitration award will be unveiled Monday by former Yukos shareholders and their longtime counsel at Shearman & Sterling.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

July 22, 2014 | Litigation Daily

ITT Educational Services and its lawyers at Gibson Dunn suffered their latest setback on Tuesday, when a judge refused to dismiss most of a shareholder class action alleging that the for-profit education company duped investors about rising student loan default rates.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read