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.
July 13, 2012 | The Recorder
Long-Running LCD Panel Antitrust Litigation Winds Down, with $1.1B in SightBy Ross Todd
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February 18, 2011 | New York Law Journal
NY Firm's Profits Per Partner Up More Than 30%By Ross Todd
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January 14, 2013 | Daily Report Online
DES deal ends hope of breakthrough verdictFor decades, a small group of plaintiffs lawyers have been pressing claims against companies that made and sold a synthetic estrogen known as diethylstilbestrol, or DES, which was prescribed to millions of pregnant women to ward off premature births and miscarriages from 1948 to 1971.
By Ross Todd
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December 05, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Citing Anna Nicole Smith Case, Ninth Circuit Tightens Reins on Bankruptcy JudgesShould federal bankruptcy judges be able to enter final judgment on fraudulent conveyance claims against parties without a claim in the case before them? The answer is no, according to the Ninth Circuit in a closely-watched case decided Tuesday.
By Ross Todd
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August 27, 2013 | New York Law Journal
Judge Dismisses Complaint as Bordering 'on the Absurd'"In this circumstance, it is hard to fathom precisely what more information defendants could have disclosed to render their statements not misleading," Southern District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald wrote in dismissing the action accusing automotive supplier Magna of downplaying problems at the company's facilities.
By Ross Todd
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April 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Irell Wins $12 Million Punitive Award for Sale of Suspect WineThe firm represented billionaire William Koch in his claim against a consignor who sold him 24 bottles of allegedly vintage Bordeaux. A federal jury in Manhattan handed down the punitives award on Friday, a day after giving Koch $379,000 in compensatory damages.
By Ross Todd
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September 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Judge Nixes Bid to Revive S&P Ratings Class ActionWith Standard & Poor's facing worsening litigation woes, plaintiffs lawyers at Robbins Geller hoped to resuscitate a securities fraud case that Cahill Gordon already knocked out twice last year. This week a judge refused to give the plaintiffs another shot.
By Ross Todd
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June 11, 2012 | The American Lawyer
J&J Reportedly Strikes $2.2 Billion Deal with Feds, But Risperdal Woes Far from OverNews broke Monday that Johnson & Johnson had finally reached a settlement with the Justice Department over its marketing of the antipsychotic Risperdal and other drugs. But the company and its lawyers at Drinker Biddle are still facing claims by state AGs--and struggling to escape a combined $1.8 billion in Risperdal judgments won by the states of Arkansas, South Carolina, and Louisiana.
By Ross Todd
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June 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Litigator of the Week, SCOTUS Edition: U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr.In case anyone missed it, the U.S. Supreme Court left a chorus of Verrilli critics eating some serious crow on Thursday morning.
By Ross Todd
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May 04, 2012 | Law.com
Quinn Emanuel and FHFA Clear Big Hurdle in Huge MBS CaseBy Ross Todd
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