Ross Todd

June 04, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Here's the full-bodied tale of Bill Koch, who bought $75,000 of wine he later alleged to be fraudulent. He sued to get his money back, but a New York appeals court said he should have known better than to rely on the auction house's description.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

August 10, 2009 | The American Lawyer

The last time one of our Litigators of the Week switched firms, it was John Beisner moving to Skadden. Now Skadden's on the other side, with IP litigator Jeffrey Randall--whom we saluted for winning a defense jury verdict in East Texas in May--jumping with two other partners to Paul Hastings.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

May 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Given the costs of recruiting and expansion, trying to increase profits per partner through lateral hiring has always been a gamble.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

January 18, 2012 | The American Lawyer

A bitter battle between Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft came to an end Tuesday with a one-paragraph order by a San Diego federal district court judge. According to an earlier stipulation filed by Alcatel-Lucent's lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis and Microsoft's lawyers at Fish & Richardson, each side will bear its own costs. Though Alcatel-Lucent twice won multimillion-dollar awards at trial, any final recovery will probably remain a mystery.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

August 07, 2009 | The American Lawyer

It's August, and we're still pasty as ever. But should we ever manage to escape from our cubicle, we know what sunscreen to use, thanks to the results of a false advertising spat between Coppertone and Neutrogena. We also know that, should we opt for a tanning bed in New Jersey--a highly unlikely scenario in every particular--we won't be part of a recently decertified consumer fraud class action.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

September 21, 2009 | The American Lawyer

A Manhattan federal court judge ruled that Parmalat could not recover damages against auditor Grant Thornton because Parmalat's own officers were responsible for fraud at the company.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

March 11, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Cornerstone Research has some bad news for the plaintiffs bar: The number of settlements declined by 10 percent. But what's worse is the drop in the average amount: a full 50 percent. Coughlin Stoia continues to lead the pack in settled cases, but read on and you'll find out who's hard on its heels.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

June 28, 2011 | Law.com

By Ross Todd

1 minute read

June 29, 2011 | The American Lawyer

A week after agreeing to pay $210 million to settle regulatory claims over its valuation of mortgage-backed securities, Morgan Keegan got some welcome relief Tuesday when it won summary judgment in an ARS buyback suit brought by the SEC.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

August 01, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

If your company ships only a couple products in a year, and both require the labor of hundreds of skilled workers and millions of highly specialized parts, you'd better make sure the contracts with your buyers are ironclad. That's what makes Christopher Barnes's new job so challenging. In April, Barnes, 43, took over as GC of General Dynamics NASSCO, a San Diego shipyard and subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation. The massive facility covers 80 acres of land and 46 acres of water on the San Diego Bay. B

By Ross Todd

3 minute read