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.
September 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Judge Nixes Bid to Revive S&P Ratings Class ActionWith Standard & Poor's facing worsening litigation woes, plaintiffs lawyers at Robbins Geller hoped to resuscitate a securities fraud case that Cahill Gordon already knocked out twice last year. This week a judge refused to give the plaintiffs another shot.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
June 11, 2012 | The American Lawyer
J&J Reportedly Strikes $2.2 Billion Deal with Feds, But Risperdal Woes Far from OverNews broke Monday that Johnson & Johnson had finally reached a settlement with the Justice Department over its marketing of the antipsychotic Risperdal and other drugs. But the company and its lawyers at Drinker Biddle are still facing claims by state AGs--and struggling to escape a combined $1.8 billion in Risperdal judgments won by the states of Arkansas, South Carolina, and Louisiana.
By Ross Todd
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June 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Litigator of the Week, SCOTUS Edition: U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr.In case anyone missed it, the U.S. Supreme Court left a chorus of Verrilli critics eating some serious crow on Thursday morning.
By Ross Todd
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May 04, 2012 | Law.com
Quinn Emanuel and FHFA Clear Big Hurdle in Huge MBS CaseBy Ross Todd
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November 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer
How Many Malpractice Suits Is Too Many?Winston & Strawn's new lateral was sued at least four times.
By Ross Todd
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June 03, 2013 | New York Law Journal
Court Narrows Lawsuit on $1.75 Billion MBS DealManhattan Supreme Court Justice Eileen Bransten ruled that MBS trustee U.S. Bank National Association can't try to force BofA to repurchase all 4,484 loans underlying the securities, but refused to dismiss a separate claim related to 495 allegedly faulty loans that Countrywide Financial already refused to buy back.
By Ross Todd
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June 19, 2012 | New York Law Journal
Facebook Seeks to Bring All IPO Suits to New YorkFacebook, which is headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., argues that the events at the center of the securities cases predominantly took place in the Empire State.
By Ross Todd
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January 31, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Merck Investors Win Class Cert as Vioxx Litigation Marches OnMerck has already paid close to $6 billion in civil settlements and criminal fines over the Vioxx debacle. Now that the company's lawyers at Cravath and Hughes Hubbard have failed to block a long-running securities class action over the drug, is another settlement on the way?
By Ross Todd
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February 28, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Lackluster Verdict Caps Clash of Legal Titans in Dish v. ESPNDish Network, represented by Simpson Thacher's Barry Ostrager, wanted a Manhattan jury to award more than $150 million in the company's much-publicized breach of contract case against ESPN. But ESPN counsel Diane Sullivan of Weil Gotshal limited the damage to just $4.9 million.
By Ross Todd
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August 16, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Judge Sanctions Sekisui Over Email DeletionsU.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin has reversed a magistrate's decision ruling out sanctions against Sekisui America Corp in the company's breach of contract case, marking one of the few times she has imposed sanctions for the spoliation of evidence. Sekisui was represented by Morrison & Foerster.
By Ross Todd
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