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].
August 27, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Meet the In-House Counsel Who Just Tried—and Won—a Billion Dollar Case. Pro Bono.Dominion Energy Senior Counsel David DePippo and Hunton Andrews Kurth associate Tim McHugh just won a major victory for veterans before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
By Jenna Greene
4 minute read
August 27, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: J&J's (Not So Painful) Oklahoma Opioid LossWhen you put a rich, out-of-state corporation on trial in front of an elected judge in an area hit hard by the opioid epidemic—is anyone surprised Cleveland County District Court Judge Thad Balkman ruled against J&J?
By Jenna Greene
2 minute read
August 26, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Shout-Out: Covington Beats Back $1.4 Billion Trade Secret Claim Against Lilly"We are very pleased that the tribunal acknowledged the innovative and independent work of Lilly scientists," said Covington partner Marney Cheek.
By Jenna Greene
2 minute read
August 26, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Two Prisoners, Two Pleas for Gender Confirmation Surgery, Two Opposite Outcomes on AppealIn an 85-page per curiam opinion, the Ninth Circuit judges explained at length why they think the Fifth Circuit relied on "an incorrect, or at best outdated, premise" about gender confirmation surgery.
By Jenna Greene
7 minute read
August 23, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: Baker Botts' Streett Scores One for Due Process—and Against the King of Morocco'While foreign courts need not mirror the U.S. legal system in every respect, those core due process rights are a prerequisite before American courts can enforce a foreign judgment.'
By Jenna Greene
9 minute read
August 23, 2019 | Litigation Daily
And the LOTW Runners Up...Honorable mention goes to lawyers from Selendy & Gay; Pepper Hamilton; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Bracewell and Latham & Watkins.
By Jenna Greene
3 minute read
August 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Shout-Out: A $666 Million Win for LathamThe dispute stemmed from the separation and distribution agreement between DXC Technology and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.
By Jenna Greene
1 minute read
August 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Gibson Team Pulls Off Stunning Reversal—Again—in Cigarillo FightGibson Dunn's Theodore Boutrous Jr. and Daniel Swanson reclaim their hero status--though a stroke of luck also had something to do with it.
By Jenna Greene
8 minute read
August 21, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: You Don’t Need a Crime-Solving Dog to Figure Out This Movie Isn’t Like Disney’s ZootopiaNews flash—the concept of anthropomorphic, crime-solving animals is not exactly original.
By Jenna Greene
6 minute read
August 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Daily Dicta: Massive Rail Freight Antitrust Class Gets DerailedThe case raises a thorny class action question: When can a class action include uninjured members? How many is too many?
By Jenna Greene
7 minute read
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