Ross Todd

February 24, 2009 | The American Lawyer

In times like these--in case you've been hiding under a rock--it's good to know how to keep your clients happy. In the March issue of Corporate Counsel magazine, Sherry Karabin offers a tip sheet for firms. "The main place that many GCs hope to save money is in their outside counsel spending. So they're dropping law firms, and demanding lower bills and fixed fees from the ones they keep," she warns.

By Ross Todd

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June 04, 2010 | The American Lawyer

In Joe Mullin's latest column at Corporate Counsel, he examines the fallout for two trial lawyers who made ethnically offensive remarks to juries in the Eastern District of Texas.

By Ross Todd

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September 21, 2009 | The American Lawyer

A book proposal by a former aide to disgraced politician John Edwards raises new allegations about the actions of Fred Baron, the late giant of the asbestos plaintiffs bar.

By Ross Todd

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January 11, 2010 | Law.com

The legal services sector lost 2,100 jobs in December, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job losses have been dwindling on a month-by-month basis. According to BLS statistics, the sector lost 5,800 jobs in October and 2,900 jobs in November.

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December 04, 2009 | Law.com

The pace of job loss in the United States slowed significantly in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report. The economy shed just 11,000 jobs in November, the lowest such figure since December 2007. So how did the legal services sector fare in November? Not quite as well.

By Ross Todd

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November 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Silicon Valley execs try to clear their names from the backdating stigma.

By Ross Todd

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September 28, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

A federal district court judge in Indianapolis has blocked Teva Pharmaceuticals from selling a generic version of the osteoporosis drug that generated $1.08 billion in global sales for Lilly last year, reports sibling publication The Am Law Litigation Daily

By By Ross Todd

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July 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Haynes and Boone litigators helped win freedom for two Mexican nationals who had been convicted of murdering a convenience store clerk in Texas in 1996

By Ross Todd

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July 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

A patent holding company founded by a Soviet emigrant has been a multi-million dollar thorn in Toyota's side, first in federal court and then at the ITC. But at least the company can keep importing Priuses.

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June 29, 2009 | Legaltech News

The Charlotte Observer reported earlier this week that e-discovery firm DiscoverReady plans to hire about 100 lawyers in the Queen City of North Carolina. These are contract positions to perform document review, but in this economy 100 new legal jobs of any kind is news.

By Ross Todd

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