Ross Todd

December 04, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Cooley's Bobby Ghajar, Mark Weinstein and Judd Lauter secured a ruling from a judge in San Francisco dismissing a significant chunk of the copyright claims brought by comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors targeting Meta Platforms' LLaMa large language model.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Litigation Daily

A patent defense win in East Texas, a big win on royalties for UMG, a boardroom battle in Delaware, class certification in a massive data breach MDL and an antitrust battle over the price of eggs highlight this week's runners-up.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Perez says the firm provides clients "polished, file-ready" briefs for review often a week or more before they're due. "That's pretty rare, and it means a lot of hard work for us, but it shows our clients that we value their time."

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

November 30, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Latham partner Kevin McDonough and associate Megan Behrman led an effort to gather testimony in a civil case in Nevada state court from witnesses in Portugal, Spain, South Africa, and Canada for freelance platform Toptal, whose employees have been remote since the company's founding.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

November 29, 2023 | Litigation Daily

The California Supreme Court held that plaintiffs cannot sue for damages when a utility shuts power in compliance with state guidelines aimed at reducing the risk of wildfire.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

November 28, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Among the results that landed while the Lit Daily was out, Sullivan & Cromwell got a big win for Bayer on talc liabilities and Baker Botts brought home a $210 million trade secrets verdict for Computer Sciences Corp.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

November 27, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Orrick's Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley discuss how the firm's jury survey has informed how they shape trial presentations to appeal to jurors across generations and create emotional connections with their clients' cases.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

November 17, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Under a proposed amendment to the firm's partnership agreement set for a vote next month, Boies would serve one more transition year as the firm's leader alongside a chair-elect.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

November 17, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Wachtell's Marc Wolinsky and Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel's Richard Emery and Debbie Greenberger represented George Bell, who was wrongfully convicted of double homicide in 1999, in settlements with the state and city of New York.

By Ross Todd

16 minute read

November 17, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Runners-up this week include litigators from Baker Botts, Murtha Cullina, Cravath, Latham, Robison, Sharp, Sullivan & Brust, and McDonald Carano.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read