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.
August 07, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Banks Lose Rehearing Bid in Lawyer's Airport Bond CrusadeThe 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 TrialOn 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 VerdictAfter 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
October 25, 2011 | Law.com
Judge Trims False Advertising Suit over 'Corn Sugar'; Table Sugar Plaintiffs Sweeten Legal Team with Mark LanierBy Ross Todd
1 minute read
June 23, 2011 | Law.com
Picard, Fairfield Funds Agree to Tweak $212 Million Feeder Fund DealBy Ross Todd
1 minute read
July 18, 2013 | The American Lawyer
FERC Flexes Its Muscles, and Lawyers Get BusyThe 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 unitsGrant & 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 DipBy Ross Todd
3 minute read
March 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
Good News and Bad for Gupta as Insider Trading Trial NearsManhattan 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 ClaimsActiveVideo'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
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