Jan Wolfe

April 01, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Rejecting defense arguments by Jenner & Block, a Paul Krugman-quoting federal judge in Connecticut refused to toss claims brought by MoloLamken and Ropes & Gray over more than $4 billion in mortgage-backed securities.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

At more than a decade (and counting), few litigations can match the length—and the strangeness—of Datatreasury Corporation's twisted legal saga.

By Jan Wolfe

14 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Did Jamie Dimon engage in securities fraud when he downplayed the London Whale trading scandal as a "tempest in a teapot"? Thanks to a ruling issued on Monday, we could eventually see a ruling on that question—or a settlement to make it go away.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Patton Boggs received some unwelcome but hardly surprising news on Monday, when a judge allowed Chevron Corporation to pursue claims that lawyers at the firm made misrepresentations to judges and engaged in other misconduct while enforcing a $9.5 billion environmental judgment against the oil giant.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

March 31, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Motorola v. AU Optronics; In re Bank of American RMBS litigation; Vichi v. Konicklijke Philips; and more

By Jan Wolfe, Ross Todd, and Rebekah Mintzer

7 minute read

March 28, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Reynolds Consumer Products and its lawyers at Jones Day have won a trade dress infringement verdict against competitor Handi-Foil Corp for willfully infringing its well-known aluminum foil packaging. But the company struck out on several parallel claims.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

March 28, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Having twice dismissed the case without prejudice, a federal judge is now allowing discovery in a class action against Goldman Sachs, which is accused of duping investors in a $780 million mortgage-backed security. Sullivan & Cromwell is advising Goldman.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

March 27, 2014 | Litigation Daily

A U.S. magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss claims that Bank of America defrauded investors in a mortgage-backed security may weaken the Department of Justice's efforts to use a statute known as FIRREA.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

March 27, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Paul Ceglia claimed in a 2010 lawsuit that Facebook's founder promised him a 50 percent stake in the company. Now Ceglia's fighting criminal fraud charges for bringing the case, and Snyder's relishing a slam-dunk victory.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

March 27, 2014 | Litigation Daily

More than a year after best-selling author Patricia Cornwell won a $50.9 million jury verdict against her financial advisers, Sidley's Carter Phillips persuaded a judge that a do-over is required. But Cornwell's lawyer, Joan Lukey of Ropes & Gray, isn't ready to declare the verdict lost.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read