Jenna Greene is editor of The Litigation Daily and author of the "Daily Dicta" column. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be reached at [email protected].
December 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: Paul Weiss Pair Turns the Tables in Delaware'While it is always odd to be on opposite sides of the same legal issue, in this case, it didn't really feel all that odd because, once we dug into the facts, the cases were not that similar at all.'
By Jenna Greene
10 minute read
December 19, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Drumroll Please …The Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2019The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform picks the worst lawsuits of 2019.
By Jenna Greene
5 minute read
December 18, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: Dechert's Hector Gonzalez on Multiculturalism, Lateral Hires and Keeping It SimpleGonzalez's goals: 'Growth, diversity, junior partner development, pro bono contributions to our communities, and making sure the litigation group is well positioned to leverage the firm's global footprint. '
By Jenna Greene
14 minute read
December 17, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Wilmer Leads the Way With Pro Bono Sex Trafficking VictoryAfter opening arguments in Massachusetts federal court and one day of powerful testimony from the victim, the groundbreaking case settled on what WilmerHale partner Cynthia Vreeland said were favorable terms to her client.
By Jenna Greene
5 minute read
December 17, 2019 | Law.com
Robbins Geller and Simpson Thacher Hammer Out $1.2B Valeant SettlementPlaintiffs alleged the company now known as Bausch Health had "formed a secret network of so-called specialty pharmacies to artificially inflate the sale of Valeant drugs using a variety of fraudulent practices."
By Jenna Greene
3 minute read
December 17, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Robbins Geller; Simpson Thacher Hammer Out $1.2B Valeant Settlement"Resolving this action enables Bausch Health to close the door on one of the more meaningful and unpredictable liabilities associated with the legacy Valeant era," said the company's CEO.
By Jenna Greene
3 minute read
December 16, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: In Father-Son Feud, Gibson Dunn Gets Dragged Through the Mud'Plaintiffs' disqualification arguments are utterly meritless—designed solely for delay, obstruction, and to run up costs—as even a passing inspection of their motion demonstrates,' wrote Gibson Dunn partner James Fogelman.
By Jenna Greene
9 minute read
December 13, 2019 | Litigation Daily
And the LOTW Runners Up...Honorable mention goes to lawyers from Quinn Emanuel; Cleary Gottlieb; Kirkland & Ellis; O'Melveny & Myers and Sidley Austin.
By Jenna Greene
3 minute read
December 13, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: On the Hot Seat, Paul Weiss Team Delivers a Cool Win for ExxonMobil in $1.6B Climate Change Suit'There's no playbook or conventional wisdom out there for how to defend a case like this. We were really writing on a blank slate.'
By Jenna Greene
12 minute read
December 12, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Major Hotel Chains Hit With Lawsuits Seeking to Hold Them Liable for Sex TraffickingNone of the plaintiffs allege that the hotels actively participated in their trafficking. But did they knowingly benefit from it?
By Jenna Greene
7 minute read
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