Ross Todd is the Editor/columnist for the Am Law Litigation Daily. He writes about litigation of all sorts. Previously, Ross was the Bureau Chief of The Recorder, ALM's California affiliate. Contact Ross at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Ross_Todd.
June 06, 2024 | Litigation Daily
A Couple of Interesting Points From the US Chamber's Latest Research on 'Nuclear' VerdictsOriana Senatore, senior vice president of research and strategic development at the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, spoke about the newly released report during a webcast sponsored by Tyson & Mendes.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
June 05, 2024 | Litigation Daily
The Winding Path Some Litigators Take to PartnershipSome of the litigators from boutiques and mid-size law firms who participated in Law.com's "How I Made It" series this past year had their early careers disrupted by the Great Recession.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
June 04, 2024 | Litigation Daily
The 'Singular Focus' and Logistical Planning That Goes Into Handling Back-to-Back-to-Back TrialsJason Sheasby and Lisa Glasser of Irell & Manella just handled three trials which took them from Marshall, Texas, to Los Angeles and back again.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
June 03, 2024 | Litigation Daily
'For Love & Life': Touching Base with Skadden Associate and ALS Advocate Brian WallachThe work that Wallach and his wife Sandra Abrevaya have done establishing the I AM ALS foundation since his 2017 diagnosis is featured in a new documentary recently released on Amazon Prime.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
May 31, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: A Defense Verdict in Cook County in the First Zantac TrialDefense lawyers for GSK, led by Tarek Ismail of Goldman Ismail, and Boehringer Ingelheim, led by Andrew Bayman of King & Spalding, won a defense verdict from state court jurors who rejected a claim that the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused an Illinois woman's colon cancer.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
May 31, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsFirst up this week is a team at Irell & Manella that won a $445 million patent infringement verdict last week for computer memory client Netlist…
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
May 30, 2024 | Litigation Daily
No More 'Yesterday's Technology Tomorrow': Judges Consider AI's Impact on Dispute ResolutionNassau County Supreme Court Justice Timothy Driscoll said AI "should not supplant good lawyering, but it could supplement good lawyering."
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
May 29, 2024 | Litigation Daily
'Lawyers Were Hallucinating About Cases and Reasoning Long Before AI': A Few More Judges Weigh InFour jurists, including three from Texas, describe where they land on the question of whether current court rules are adequate to address the use of artificial intelligence to help generate court filings.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
May 28, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: Angela Zambrano of Sidley Austin on Co-Leading 750-Plus Litigators While Having 5 Potential Trials on Her Docket"Nothing makes me happier than trying cases with my Sidley colleagues so I am committed to maintaining an active trial practice while I serve in this role," said Zambrano, who joined Bruce Braun as co-leader of the practice in January.
By Ross Todd
16 minute read
May 24, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: Cleary Helps Crypto Lender Genesis Settle With NYAG, Win Approval for Reorganization PlanSean O'Neal, Tom Kessler, and Jane VanLare of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton helped Genesis win approval for the settlement of the AG's Martin Act claims and its plan of reorganization, where dollar creditors are estimated to receive 100% of their claims and cryptocurrency creditors have estimated average recoveries of 77% on an in-kind basis.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
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