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.
March 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Good News and Bad for Gupta as Insider Trading Trial NearsAs he must have expected, Rajat Gupta's lawyer, Gary Naftalis of Kramer Levin, lost his bid to exclude government wiretap evidence from the former Goldman Sachs director's upcoming criminal trial. But he did persuade Manhattan federal district court judge Jed Rakoff that prosecutors must review files from the SEC's Gupta probe for possible Brady material.
By Ross Todd
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April 01, 2006 | Law.com
Profile: Balance AchievedNAL Worldwide�s first GC, Gwen Hassan, finds a job that lets her work smart, not work more.
By Ross Todd
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September 08, 2009 | Law.com
Legal Sector Loses 100 Jobs in AugustWhile the U.S. economy shed another 216,000 jobs in August, the legal sector lost only 100 jobs during the month, according to figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers are seasonally adjusted. When not seasonally adjusted, the legal sector lost 11,000 jobs -- presumably because of the flow of summer associates back to law schools. Most striking to the The Am Law Daily: the increasingly fuzzy numbers law firms have been offering when asked about job cuts.
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July 23, 2010 | The American Lawyer
Simpson Thacher Team Wins Habeas for Client Claiming Wrongful Conviction of MurderAt the heart of the case was the recanted testimony of a jailhouse informant, whose statements had been used by prosecutors to convict Darryl Whitley.
By Ross Todd
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June 30, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Steptoe, Quinn Emanuel File Samsung's Latest Salvo Against Apple in Smartphone Patent WarsWe're not surprised to see Quinn lawyers showing up at Samsung's side, given the close business relationship between Samsung and Quinn client Google.
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September 22, 2009 | The American Lawyer
ITC Judge: Semiconductor Manufacturers Did Not Infringe PatentA judge for the International Trade Commission issued a preliminary ruling Monday finding that patent claims against Spansion, Nanya Technology, and other semiconductor companies were invalid.
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June 27, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Jones Day Wins High Court Ruling for Goodyear Limiting Jurisdiction over Foreign DefendantsBefore closing up shop for the summer, the Supreme Court handed Jones Day's Meir Feder a big win Monday when the Justices ruled unanimously that three foreign Goodyear subsidiaries couldn't be sued in North Carolina state court over a tragic accident stemming from an alleged tire defect.
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August 12, 2009 | The American Lawyer
Fifth Circuit Upholds $21.6 Million Jury Verdict Against Insurer in Hurricane Katrina CaseSeems like we hardly ever hear about insurance companies losing Hurricane Katrina appellate rulings. But United Fire sure did. In a terse ruling Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit rejected the insurer's appeal of a hefty jury award to a New Orleans grocer.
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July 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland and Honeywell Play the Ted Stevens Card in Sanctions Motion Against DOJKirkland lawyers defending Honeywell in a False Claims Act case over defective body armor mentioned the the botched Ted Stevens prosecution three times in a motion claiming that the government had "permanently tainted" the case by withholding exculpatory information.
By Ross Todd
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April 02, 2010 | The American Lawyer
Pfizer Settles Neurontin Suicide Case After Two Days of Trial, Marking the Company's First Neurontin Products Liability PaymentIt's not clear how much Pfizer agreed to pay the family of suicide victim Hartley Shearer after two days of trial--but any payment from Pfizer is significant.
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