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Ross Todd

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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August 07, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Banks Lose Rehearing Bid in Lawyer's Airport Bond Crusade

The case of Linda Grant Williams—the former Big Law partner who picked a fight with Wall Street titans—has been bouncing around the courts for five years. Fortunately for Williams, this week a New York appellate court refused to give the litigation another bounce in the banks' favor.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

October 12, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Pfizer Says Judge Shouldn't Force CEO to Come to Alabama to Testify in Trial

On Wednesday the company appealed a ruling that its CEO and two of its vice presidents must testify in person at a trial over the safety of its anti-smoking drug Chantix. According to Pfizer, the executives have already provided 16 hours of deposition testimony that was videotaped by the plaintiffs' attorneys.

By By Ross Todd

3 minute read

September 09, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Dow Taps Sidley's Phillips to Undo $1.1 Billion Verdict

After getting socked with the year's biggest verdict so far, Dow Chemical Company is hoping Sidley Austin appellate powerhouse Carter Phillips can undo the damage.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

June 23, 2011 | Law.com

Picard, Fairfield Funds Agree to Tweak $212 Million Feeder Fund Deal

By Ross Todd

1 minute read

July 18, 2013 | The American Lawyer

FERC Flexes Its Muscles, and Lawyers Get Busy

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's focus on alleged energy market manipulation by Barclays and JPMorgan is creating headaches on Wall Street and billable hours at big law firms, including Skadden, Cadwalader, Sutherland Asbill, and Gibson Dunn.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

January 09, 2013 | Daily Business Review

1st Circuit revives shareholder suit against UBS units

Grant & Eisenhofer won new life for a shareholder derivative suit against Puerto Rican subsidiaries of Swiss financial giant UBS AG and directors of four UBS-affiliated investment funds.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

January 31, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Kaye Scholer Sees Revenue, Profits Dip

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

March 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Good News and Bad for Gupta as Insider Trading Trial Nears

Manhattan federal district court judge Jed Rakoff has handed down some good and bad news to lawyers for Rajat Gupta, who stands accused of insider trading in a trial set to begin soon.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

May 24, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Verizon Flaunting Video-on-Demand Injunction, ActiveVideo Claims

ActiveVideo's lawyers at Morgan Lewis accused Verizon of refusing to comply with an injunction in the ongoing patent battle between the two companies on Wednesday--the same day Verizon had been ordered to cease infringing ActiveVideo's patented video-on-demand technology.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read