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Jan Wolfe

Jan Wolfe

April 21, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Sidley Clears Way for Tellabs Trade Secrets Case

Did Fujitsu Ltd. steal trade secrets by stealthily purchasing and inspecting a rival's product? Thanks to a ruling for Tellabs in Chicago federal court, we're one step closer to finding out.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

April 18, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Judge Finds Inconsistencies in Younger Rajaratnam's Indictment

Still facing a June 17 trial date on claims that he engaged in insider trading alongside his older brother Raj Rajaratnam, Rengam Rajaratnam may have caught a minor break on Friday with a ruling that could help narrow the indictment against him.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

April 18, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The Dam Breaks: Investors Take Aim at Herbalife

Amid reports that Herbalife is under criminal investigation, the securities plaintiffs bar has finally pounced on the controversial nutritional supplements company.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

April 17, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Scheindlin Defies Second Circuit in Alien Tort Case

Manhattan U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that South African apartheid victims can seek compensation from three Fortune 100 companies under the Alien Tort Statute, directly contradicting a Second Circuit ruling in another ATS case. 

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

April 17, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Matthew Moore of Latham & Watkins and Robert Angle of Troutman Sanders

Moore and Angle won a ruling this week that promises to stem an assault by patent powerhouse Intellectual Ventures against a group of major banks.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

April 16, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Sidley Renews Pitch for China in Vitamin Makers' Appeal

With two Chinese companies facing a $157 million price-fixing verdict, the Chinese government is reasserting its position that the litigation should never have gotten off the ground because the defendants were acting at its behest.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

April 16, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Patton Boggs Taps White-Collar Pro Abramovitz in Chevron Fight

Famed criminal defense attorney Elkan Abramowitz will help the beleaguered firm battle claims that its lawyers engaged in fraud while trying to enforce a $9.5 billion environmental judgment against Chevron Corporation.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

April 15, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Kaye Scholer Scores Verdict in IP Row Over Airplane Parts

Thanks to a quick jury verdict that could be worth tens of millions of dollars for their client, lawyers at Kaye Scholer are claiming a major victory in a Delaware patent case that nearly fizzled out three years ago.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

April 15, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Citing SCOTUS, Judge Revives Madoff Feeder Fund Claims

Predictions that the Supreme Court's ruling in Chadbourne & Parke v. Troice would affect Bernie Madoff litigation proved correct this week, when a judge revived claims against one of Madoff's so-called feeder funds, Tremont Group.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

April 14, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Winston Cements $503 Million Win in Battle of Tycoons

Winston & Strawn's W. Gordon Dobie scored the half-billion dollar win for Israeli businessman Alexander Gliklad in a long-running fight with billionaire industrialist Michael Cherney.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read