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].
October 10, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Sheppard Mullin Goes Fishing for Justice'One does not need to be an environmental or policy expert to know this proposed mining operation in the Bristol Bay watershed is a terrible idea,' wrote litigators from Sheppard Mullin.
By Jenna Greene
4 minute read
October 09, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Repeat After Me: Serious Litigators Do Not Use Comic Sans (And Other Impeachment News)John Dowd is mercilessly mocked for using Comic Sans, plus Robert Luskin's client is "profoundly disappointed" and Trey Gowdy reportedly signs on for impeachment defense.
By Jenna Greene
5 minute read
October 08, 2019 | Litigation Daily
In Memoriam: Bill UrquhartAt most AmLaw 100 firms, of course, the name partners are long gone—and the transition from founders to next generation of lawyers is a distant memory. But for a few newer AmLaw 100 firms—Quinn Emanuel and Boies Schiller Flexner come to mind—this transition is still to come.
By Jenna Greene
2 minute read
October 08, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Kirkland Wins New Trial (Again) in Case of Botched Pot RaidAs a new Tenth Circuit panel pointed out on Friday, the appellate court's original holding was…complicated.
By Jenna Greene
6 minute read
October 07, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: This Grateful Company Named a Video Game Character After Their Lawyer. How Do Other Clients Say Thank You?Nintendo named an iconic video game character after John Kirby, a retired Latham & Watkins partner who died last week. It got me thinking: What do other clients do to show appreciation for lawyers who deliver key wins?
By Jenna Greene
7 minute read
October 04, 2019 | Litigation Daily
And the LOTW Runners Up...Honorable mention goes to lawyers from Shook, Hardy & Bacon; Dechert; O'Melveny & Myers; Quinn Emanuel; Pepper Hamilton; Nixon Peabody; Mayer Brown; Norton Rose and Gibson Dunn.
By Jenna Greene
3 minute read
October 04, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: Wilmer Team Makes the Grade for Harvard and Diversity'As one of the few cases of this type to go through a full (and very public) trial, we hope this case will be an example of how important it is for courts considering challenges like this to really hear the evidence and understand the process,'
By Jenna Greene
11 minute read
October 03, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: The FTC Should Be Suing Itself for How It Handled This CaseA special master on Tuesday recommended that the government pay LabMD's legal fees—sweet vindication for LabMD's founder after a monster legal battle with the FTC.
By Jenna Greene
6 minute read
October 01, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Ooh Burn. US Judge Roasts Suit over Sunscreen in Win for Jenner & BlockA federal Judge in Chicago tossed a putative class action against a sunscreen maker because the label on its aerosol can said "shake well" before use, as opposed to "shake vigorously for 10 seconds."
By Jenna Greene
6 minute read
October 01, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Top Litigators Battle Over Flanges. Whatever Those Are.A federal jury in Houston just awarded $31 million to flange makers represented by Norton Rose and Mayer Brown in a false advertising and unfair competition suit.
By Jenna Greene
6 minute read