January 30, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Judge Upholds Arbitration Pact in Suit Against GoldmanFaced with claims that Goldman Sachs & Co. saddled a federal credit union with toxic securities, Goldman's lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell unearthed a long forgotten arbitration agreement that they hoped would offer a quick escape.
By Jan Wolfe
3 minute read
January 29, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Debevoise Knocks Out Greenberg Suit Over AIG BailoutMaurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former chairman of American International Group, has reached a dead end in his company's $25 billion lawsuit alleging that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's takeover of AIG was unlawful.
By Jan Wolfe
2 minute read
January 29, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Vringo Patent Ruling May Cost Google PlentyIn dribs and drabs, the 2012 patent infringement verdict that Vringo Inc. and its lawyers at Dickstein Shapiro won against Google has ballooned into one of the largest in years.
By Jan Wolfe
3 minute read
January 28, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Finance, Media Defendants Beat RealTime Patent SuitsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has brought a near-certain end to RealTime Data's patent infringement campaign against a large swath of the financial services industry.
By Jan Wolfe
2 minute read
January 28, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Goldman Loses Bid to Arbitrate Case Tied to Credit Union CollapseFaced with claims that Goldman Sachs saddled a failed credit union with toxic securities, Goldman's lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell unearthed a long forgotten arbitration agreement that they hoped would offer a quick escape.
By Jan Wolfe
3 minute read
January 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Donziger Augments Legal Team for Battle Against ChevronThe revolving cast of lawyers representing Steven Donziger against accusations that he rigged a fraudulent environmental judgment against Chevron Corp. has shifted yet again.
By Jan Wolfe
3 minute read
January 27, 2014 | The American Lawyer
Litigation Department of the Year: Honorable MentionsTen firms win Honorable Mention recognition in The American Lawyer's 2014 Litigation Department of the Year competition.
By By David Bario, Michael D. Goldhaber, Robin Sparkman, Julie Triedman and Jan Wolfe
5 minute read
January 24, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Covington Guts Motorola Claims in LCD Antitrust FightA judge slashed more than $3 billion in potential damages from a price-fixing lawsuit brought by Motorola against eight Asian liquid crystal display manufacturers, including Samsung and Sharp.
By Jan Wolfe
4 minute read
January 24, 2014 | The American Lawyer
Winner, Antitrust Litigation Department of the Year: Simpson ThacherSimpson Thacher doesn't have the nation's biggest antitrust group. It just seems that way.
By Jan Wolfe
5 minute read
January 24, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Suit Over 'Tiffany Setting' May End Jeweler's TrademarkIn light of a federal court ruling in the well-publicized trademark fight between Tiffany & Co. and Costco Wholesale Corp. over Cosco's use of the Tiffany name in marketing materials, Tiffany is now at risk of losing its trademark on the term "Tiffany setting."
By Jan Wolfe
3 minute read