Jan Wolfe

March 06, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The ruling vindicating Chevron's fraud and racketeering case against Steven Donziger runs to nearly 500 pages. And on pretty much every page, the aggressive strategy of Mastro's team at Gibson Dunn shines through.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

March 06, 2014 | Litigation Daily

In a ruling that could limit the scope of sovereign immunity for military contractors, an appeals court has revived claims that KBR Inc. and Halliburton injured U.S. service members by disposing of waste in open-air "burn pits" in war zones overseas.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

March 05, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Energy Transfer Partners won at least $319 million this week in its lawsuit alleging that Enterprise Products Partners improperly backed out of a pipeline development deal. But ETP failed to persuade jurors that a codefendant, Enbridge Inc., interfered with the partnership.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

March 04, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Plenty of attorneys besides Steven Donziger were drawn into the morass of Chevron's Ecuadorean environmental battle over the years. Tuesday's ruling in Chevron's fraud case against the plaintiffs can be read as a tale of lawyers run amok and sometimes led astray.

By Jan Wolfe

5 minute read

March 03, 2014 | Litigation Daily

With Monday's cert grant in Omnicare, Winston & Strawn won a chance to resolve a circuit split over what constitutes a false statement under federal securities laws. Plus: Some good news for Aereo as it prepares for April arguments in its Supreme Court showdown with TV broadcasters.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

March 01, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

A patent licensing company, under fire, is firing back on all pistons.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

February 28, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The German company IPCom GmbH, which has been called Europe's first "patent troll" by its opponents, lost three big infringement cases on Friday, including one in which it was seeking €1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) from Apple Inc.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

February 28, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The Eastern District of Texas has ushered in a new approach to case management that could streamline patent cases and drive down costs, which some experts say is proof that the courts—and not Congress—are best-suited to reform patent litigation.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

February 27, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The omnipresent Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog cofounder scored a major victory for class action plaintiffs who are seeking billions from law firms and other advisers of Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

February 27, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Partner John Froemming cleared a hurdle for Reynolds on Thursday in a trademark and false advertising case against Handi-Foil, a competitor that wants to eat away at Reynolds' profits from its ubiquitous Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read