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.
October 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Orrick Scores Again for Dow in Bayer Crop Patent FightOrrick notched its second big defense victory in weeks against Bayer and its counsel at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, securing a ruling that Dow AgroSciences doesn't infringe Bayer CropScience patents for herbicide-tolerant soybeans.
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
July 30, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Latham 2, Bloomberg 0 in N.Y. Soda Ban FightLatham & Watkins, Weil Gotshal, MoloLamken, and King & Spalding all played roles in fighting New York City's controversial plan to combat obesity, culminating in Tuesday's appellate win for the beverage and restaurant industries and the city's bodegas.
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
May 09, 2012 | The American Lawyer
SEC Takes On Chinese Deloitte Unit over Audit RecordsOn Wednesday the SEC announced an enforcement action against Shanghai-based Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu for allegedly running afoul of federal securities laws and violating Sarbanes-Oxley Act rules that require foreign auditors to turn over work papers concerning U.S. issuers.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
October 21, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Antitrust Defendants Seek to Turn Tables on Anderson NewsMajor magazine publishers and distributors have spent years unsuccessfully trying to dodge claims that they conspired to drive the magazine wholesaler Anderson News out of business. Now they want to take the offensive against Anderson with antitrust counterclaims of their own.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
January 29, 2013 | National Law Journal
Judge Approves $4 Billion Criminal Plea over BP Oil SpillA federal judge in New Orleans has accepted BP's $4 billion criminal plea agreement over its role in the catastrophic 2010 oil spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico. But BP's lawyers still have plenty of work to do managing the company's massive liabilities over the disaster.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
March 15, 2012 | The American Lawyer
The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Brown Rudnick's Profits and Revenues Drop After Back-to-Back Record YearsBy Ross Todd
3 minute read
March 07, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Ralph Lauren Wins Skirmish in 30 Years War over Polo MarkRalph Lauren and its lawyers at Kelley Drye & Warren won an incremental victory this week in their seemingly endless battle with the U.S. Polo Association over trademarks depicting horsemen playing the "sport of kings."
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
October 23, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Ropes Leads as Bain Pays $2.1 Billion for Japan's Skylark ChainBy Ross Todd
2 minute read
May 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Sheppard Mullin, Munger Tolles Score for Golden Globes Producer in Battle over Broadcast RightsU.S. District Judge Howard Matz in L.A. found that a 12-word amendment to an agreement between Dick Clark Productions and the Golden Globes's owner gave DCP the right to renegotiate a deal to keep the show on NBC through 2018.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
February 21, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Banks Win Again in Eleventh Circuit Ruling on Las Vegas Fontainebleau ProjectThey say you can't beat the house. In litigation sparked by the collapse of the giant Fontainebleau casino project on the Las Vegas strip, neither the project's borrowers or a group of term lenders have been able to beat the banks.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
