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Jan Wolfe

Jan Wolfe

January 30, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Judge Upholds Arbitration Pact in Suit Against Goldman

Faced 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 Bailout

Maurice "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 Plenty

In 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 Suits

The 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 Collapse

Faced 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 Chevron

The 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 Mentions

Ten 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 Fight

A 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 Thacher

Simpson 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 Trademark

In 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