Ross Todd

November 19, 2012 | Law.com

By Ross Todd

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May 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The Second Circuit rejected claims by plaintiffs lawyers at Robbins Geller and Carney Williams that CBS violated securities laws by ignoring red flags that the company needed a stress test to assess its financial state as the economic crisis gained steam in 2008.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

July 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Last week brought welcome news for a pair of big banks and their lawyers at Skadden, Davis Polk, and Kellogg Huber, who defeated class action lawsuits alleging that the banks overcharged customers for foreign currency exchanges.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

January 06, 2012 | Legaltech News

A California federal judge has concluded that all Samsung's antitrust claims against Panasonic over memory cards are time barred by the Clayton Act?s four-year statute of limitations.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

July 22, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Eolas Technologies once caused a stir in the e-commerce industry with patent infringement claims against Google, Amazon, and a host of other companies. But after scoring victories at trial and the Federal Circuit, the defendants can rest easy for now.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

November 12, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Less than two months after Simpson Thacher lost a bid to squash investors' class claims over the antidepressant Pristiq, plaintiffs lawyers at Robbins Geller have reached a $67.5 million settlement with Pfizer to make the case go away.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

March 20, 2013 | Delaware Business Court Insider

New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich was none too pleased earlier this year to find herself in a tug of war with Delaware's top business court judge, Leo E. Strine Jr., in litigation over NYSE Euronext's $8.2 billion sale to IntercontinentalExchange. "Who — please tell me it's not Chancellor Strine who has the Delaware cases?" she pleaded back in January.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

June 26, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Two public interest groups have taken aim at ArrivalStar, a patent licensing company that has filed multiple infringement lawsuits against public transit systems. The American Public Transportation Association has filed suit to invalidate a set of ArrivalStar patents, while the Electronic Frontier Foundation has managed to knock out all but two claims of a key ArrivalStar patent.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

December 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer

In a legal profession populated by the risk-averse, litigators stand out as an intrepid lot. So it should come as little surprise that each year a handful of high-profile practitioners opt to leave the comforts of large, established law firms to strike out on their own.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

June 15, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Eduardo Leite has served as managing partner of the firm's four offices in Brazil since 2003. He heads the firm's global energy, mining and infrastructure practice group.

By Ross Todd

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