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.
November 09, 2012 | Law.com
S&P Stuck Facing Illinois Attorney General's Claims over MBS RatingsBy Ross Todd
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August 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Skadden, UBS Can't Shake Mortgage-Backed Securities CaseSiding with lawyers at Quinn Emanuel, a judge in Manhattan refused to dismiss a breach of contract lawsuit brought by three trusts that issued about $1.5 billion in securities backed by UBS-sponsored mortgages. And, the judge ruled, UBS may have to pay money damages for failing to repurchase faulty loans.
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August 22, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Bergstein Lawyer Says $50 Million Verdict Is 'Tremendous' News for Film Financier's Case Against StroockA Los Angeles jury handed film financier David Bergstein a big win this week in his case against attorney Susan Tregub. And according to one of Bergstein's lawyers, the verdict is also very good news for his separate suit against Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and others.
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August 23, 2012 | Law.com
Bergstein Lawyer Says $50 Million Verdict Is 'Tremendous' News for Film Financier's Case Against StroockBy Ross Todd
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February 23, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
Lost in the Patent DesertWhy was a U.S. patent case being litigated in Dubai? Its highest court never answered that question.
By Ross Todd
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April 26, 2012 | The Recorder
Only LG, Toshiba Left in LCD Price-Fixing CaseBy Ross Todd
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September 26, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Architect of Morrison v. NAB Takes on Feds in Amicus Brief for NYC BarWachtell's George Conway III has been cataloguing the reverberations of Morrison v. National Australia Bank ever since he successfully argued the case at Supreme Court in 2010, persuading the court to rein in the extraterritorial reach of U.S. securities law. Now Conway is looking to ensure that Morrison's effects also extend to criminal conduct--an area where the ruling has butted up against a much older Supreme Court decision.
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July 16, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Judge Guts Anadarko Investor Class Action Tied to Gulf SpillUnlike BP investors, shareholders with spill-related securities claims against Anadarko Petroleum Corp., a U.S.-traded company, didn't have to worry about Morrison v. National Australia Bank. But that didn't stop a judge from all-but dismissing the Anadarko case this week.
By Ross Todd
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September 05, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Goodwin Procter Beats Class Cert in BofA Borrowers CasePlaintiffs have been on a roll lately with claims that major banks wrongly denied loan modifications under a federal program meant to slow the tide of foreclosures. But this week Bank of America scored a big defense victory, fending off a bid to certify a massive consolidated class action brought by borrowers in 26 states.
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April 18, 2012 | Law.com
BP Agrees to Fund Up to $600 Million Fee Award in Deepwater Horizon SettlementBy Ross Todd
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