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.

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September 06, 2023 | Litigation Daily

What a Boost in Infrastructure and Manufacturing Spending in the U.S. Means for Construction Litigators

Cheri Gatlin, a veteran litigator at Burr & Forman based in Jackson, Mississippi, sees a whole boatload of potential disputes coming around the bend.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Strategy #3 for Dealing With 'Outsized' Damages Awards: Simplify Your Damages Presentation, Make It Part of the Story

Wilmer's Bill Lee and trial consultant Jamie Laird say lawyers should not only strive to make their damages case "simple, clear and brief," but they need to link it to the overall trial story.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

September 01, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: In Largest MDL to Date, 3M Settles for $6B With Veterans Claiming Hearing Damage

Bryan Aylstock of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz and Christopher Seeger of Seeger Weiss, the co-lead plaintiffs' counsel in the 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation, say the settlement is evidence of an MDL process that worked.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

September 01, 2023 | Litigation Daily

A Jam-Packed Week of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

A trial team at Winston & Strawn brought home a defense verdict last week from federal court in Waco, Texas, for U.S. Well Services LLC in a patent showdown with electric fracking rival Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

August 31, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Strategy #2 for Dealing With 'Outsized' Damages Awards: Rethink Jury Selection

Jamie Laird, the president of Laird Trial Consulting LLC, says trial teams need to account for the damages tendencies of jurors early in the process.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

August 30, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Strategy #1 for Dealing With 'Outsized' Damages Awards: Focus Courts on the Experts

With the uptick in $10 million-plus verdicts, Wilmer's Bill Lee thinks lawyers should be focusing courts on consistently applying Daubert to challenges to expert damages testimony.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

August 29, 2023 | Litigation Daily

The Post-Pandemic Uptick in BIG Damages Awards (and What to Do About it)

Bill Lee of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Jamie Laird, the trial consultant he estimates he's taken to trial with him 50 times over the past decade-and-a-half, see a current rise in jury damages awards that mirrors what occurred after the 2007/08 financial crisis—and they have some ideas about what to do about it.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

August 28, 2023 | Litigation Daily

From NFL Sundays to Trial Days: McKool Smith's Michael Catapano Leaves the Gridiron for the Courtroom

After being the first Ivy Leaguer in a decade to be drafted by an NFL team and playing in the league for five years, Michael Catapano is forging a new career as a trial lawyer.

By Ross Todd

13 minute read

August 25, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: In Antitrust Case Against Big Banks, Quinn and Cohen Milstein Land a $499M Settlement and Market Changes

The settlement announced this week with multiple banks over claims they colluded to prop up fees in the stock lending market comes after an earlier $81 million deal with Credit Suisse affiliates.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

August 25, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

The latest batch includes runners-up dealing with data breaches, boatbuilding, bankruptcy and bad tax advice.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

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