Jan Wolfe

January 23, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Embattled New York lawyer Steven Donziger packed on new legal muscle in his epic fight with Chevron Corp., including an up-and-coming U.S. Supreme Court advocate and even a group of eager law students.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

January 23, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Hennigan and Blatt scored an important civil rights victory for gays and lesbians in the unlikeliest of cases: a drug licensing battle between GlaxoSmithKline and Abbott Labs.

By Jan Wolfe

4 minute read

January 22, 2014 | Litigation Daily

In a ruling that could help consumers who have sued Target and other retailers over data breaches, a federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a class action against Sony Corp. over a 2011 data breach that affected PlayStation users.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

January 22, 2014 | Litigation Daily

In a well-publicized trademark fight between the two companies, Tiffany is now at risk of losing its trademark on the term "Tiffany setting." U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan has held that a jury could reasonably find that the term is generic and the trademark invalid.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

January 21, 2014 | Litigation Daily

In a stinging rebuke for short-seller and legal activist Daniel Ravicher, a judge on Tuesday dismissed claims that billionaire Carl Icahn and three major banks propped up an alleged pyramid scheme at the nutritional supplements company Herbalife Ltd.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

January 21, 2014 | Litigation Daily

After an unexpectedly rough 2013, is the tide finally turning for plaintiffs in the Eastern District of Texas?

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

January 17, 2014 | Litigation Daily

A judge has denied a bid by Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Lupin Ltd. to launch a generic version of the Actavis oral contraceptive Lo Loestrin. The ruling is a big-dollar win for Covington & Burling; Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto; and McCarter & English.

By Jan Wolfe

2 minute read

January 17, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked an appeals court to set aside a record-setting $4.6 million attorney fee award imposed on the agency following a botched sexual harassment lawsuit against trucking company CRST Van Expedited Inc., represented by Jenner & Block.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

January 16, 2014 | Litigation Daily

On the same day that Dupree scored a Supreme Court victory for companies accused of overseas human rights abuses, Walker won a ruling by the D.C. Circuit that stymied the FCC's latest attempt to impose so-called net neutrality on Internet providers.

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read

January 16, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The Department of Justice announced this month that it collected a whopping $8 billion in civil and criminal settlements last year. But is the agency telling the whole story about whether these settlements are wins or losses for the public?

By Jan Wolfe

3 minute read