Ross Todd
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.
February 28, 2013 | Law.com
Lackluster Verdict Caps Clash of Legal Titans in Dish v. ESPNBy Ross Todd
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January 18, 2012 | Law.com
New Study: Delaware Chancery's Market Share of M&A Cases Slipping, But Court Still Getting Quality CasesBy Ross Todd
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September 27, 2012 | Law.com
Architect of Morrison v. NAB Takes on Feds in Amicus Brief for NYC BarBy Ross Todd
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January 17, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
CEO Group Backs SEC in Appeal of Rakoff Ruling Nixing Citi SettlementThe Business Roundtable doesn't usually turn up in Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement litigation on the side of the enforcers. But given the group's membership, it's no surprise that the CEO club wants help fight the ruling by Manhattan federal district court judge Jed Rakoff that nixed the SEC's proposed $285 million settlement with Citigroup.
By Ross Todd
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August 26, 2013 | National Law Journal
Equatorial Guinea Ordered to Pay Firm For ExpensesA federal judge in Washington, D.C. on Monday awarded Lanny Davis's lobbying and crisis management firm nearly $160,000 for unpaid expenses incurred while working for the government of Equatorial Guinea.
By Ross Todd
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April 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Arab Bank Ruling Is Bright Spot for Terrorism PlaintiffsIt's been a rough few months for plaintiffs seeking to hold companies liable in U.S. courts for overseas violence, culminating with last week's Supreme Court decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum. But plaintiffs caught a break Wednesday in a lawsuit targeting Arab Bank over its alleged financing of the Palestinian group Hamas.
By Ross Todd
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November 07, 2012 | The American Lawyer
After Reaching $80 Million Deal with Feeder Fund Founders, Investors Set Sights on PwCAfter inking a settlement with founders of the Fairfield Greenwich Group over more than $1 billion lost in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, a lawyer for the plaintiffs at Boies Schiller said the deal "allows us to really focus on the defendants that have a much greater ability to pay."
By Ross Todd
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March 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Weak BonesHow an off-label marketing case against Stryker EXECS collapsed
By Ross Todd and Jan Wolfe
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May 09, 2012 | The American Lawyer
After Hearing, Verdict in Oracle v. Google Even More MuddledSan Francisco U.S. District Judge William Alsup denied each side's motions for judgment as a matter of law, seemingly setting up a retrial, but he questioned aloud some of his earlier decisions.
By Ross Todd
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June 05, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Davis Wright, Hearst Win Defamation Suit Over Satirical Article About "Birthers"On Monday lawyers from Davis Wright and The Hearst Corporation won a motion to dismiss a case against the company and Esquire Magazine brought by leaders of the "birther" movement, who do not believe President Barack Obama was born in the United States. A federal district judge agreed with the defendants' contention that an article about the plaintiffs that was posted on Esquire's Web site was satire, and therefore protected speech under the First Amendment.
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