Jan Wolfe

February 12, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Single-serve coffee brewers are big business, especially now that market leader Green Mountain's patents on the technology have expired. So it's fitting that an upstart competitor has hired big-name litigator Dan Webb to challenge Green Mountain's recent efforts to maintain its huge market share.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

February 12, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Bryan Cave enjoyed modest growth in 2013, with gross revenue increasing by 3 percent. Partner compensation climbed more dramatically, thanks in part to a slight reduction in the firm's partnership ranks.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

February 11, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Apple lost its bid to stop court-appointed e-books monitor Michael Bromwich in his tracks, at least for now. But Apple's lawyers at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher nevertheless succeeded in curtailing Bromwich's authority as they continue fighting the government's antitrust case.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

February 10, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Better Markets Inc., a nonprofit led by a former partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, filed an unusual lawsuit Monday challenging the legality of the U.S. Department of Justice's $13 billion mortgage settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

February 10, 2014 | Litigation Daily

After a long and hard-fought jury trial, a team from McCarter & English persuaded a jury to reject an $80 million trade secrets case that the fragrance and flavor giant Givaudan SA brought against a prominent perfumer and his new company.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

February 07, 2014 | Litigation Daily

On the eve of an expected ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission, HTC Corp. and its lawyers at McDermott Will & Emery decided to play it safe and settle a patent infringement case brought by Nokia Oyj, which was being advised by Alston & Bird and Desmarais.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

February 07, 2014 | Litigation Daily

A judge has tossed Spanish oil company Repsol's claims that YPF SA and Bank of New York Mellon wrongfully blocked it from casting votes at a YPF shareholder meeting. On the losing end of the ruling were Repsol's attorneys at Butzel Long. Dechert represented BNYMellon while Chadbourne & Parke advised YPF.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

February 06, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Through two-and-a-half years of litigation and a fiercely contested bench trial, the trio of lawyers helped keep Bank of America's $8.5 billion settlement with mortgage-backed securities investors on track.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

February 06, 2014 | Litigation Daily

A Delaware patent infringement trial pitting Intellectual Ventures against Motorola Mobility Inc. was billed as a referendum on the patent monetization business. So much for that.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

February 05, 2014 | Litigation Daily

With so many zeroes at stake in Bank of America's megasettlement with mortgage-backed securities investors, some high-profile challengers aren't ready to declare an end to the case just yet.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read