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.
January 10, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Settlement Ends Hope of Breakthrough Verdict in DES Breast Cancer TrialPlaintiffs lawyers missed a chance to strike a body blow to defendants facing breast cancer-related claims over a long-discredited synthetic estrogen treatment this week, when the first such case to go before a jury settled in the midst of trial.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
December 20, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Kentucky AG Can't Dodge Merck's Due Process Suit over Vioxx Contingency CounselU.S. District Judge Danny Reeves in Kentucky first rejected the AG's bid to dismiss the case back in March, sustaining Merck's claims that the use of contingency fee attorneys violates its rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. On Wednesday, Reeves refused to toss the case yet again, handing another early-round victory to the company and its counsel at Skadden and Frost Brown Todd.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
May 08, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Still Trying to Duck AT&T Arbitration Clause, iPhone Plaintiffs Fight to Keep Antitrust Case AliveLawyers at Wolf Haldenstein saw their antitrust claims against Apple and AT&T Mobility founder on an AT&T arbitration agreement with iPhone customers last year. On Monday they argued for another bite at Apple.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
January 11, 2012 | Daily Business Review
States fend off litigators' claims to share of $950 millionFlorida and two other states that settled criminal and civil Vioxx claims successfully fought attempts by civil litigators to claim a share of the $950 million fund.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
May 30, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Gutted MBS Suit Against BofA Can Move ForwardBank of America lost a bid Wednesday to shake claims brought by the trustee for a $1.75 billion mortgage-backed securities deal. But the bank's lawyers at Arnold & Porter and Munger, Tolles & Olson narrowed the case to just a fraction of the loans at issue.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
September 16, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Madoff Feeder Fund Investors Lose Second Circuit CaseManhattan U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, sitting by designation on the Second Circuit, found that Madoff's phony, phantom trades in securities counted as securities transactions under SLUSA--even if they weren't real.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
September 24, 2009 | The American Lawyer
King & Spalding Strikes Back for Chevron Against EcuadorOur colleague David Hechler at Corporate Counsel has an update on the legal dispute between Ecuador and Chevron. The energy company has filed an international arbitration claim against the country, challenging its judicial system.
By Ross Todd
1 minute read
June 13, 2011 | Law.com
Greenberg Traurig Still on the Hook in Ponzi Class Action, Judge RulesBy Ross Todd
1 minute read
July 11, 2011 | Law.com
Sullivan & Cromwell Leads the Pack in Busy M&A MarketBy Ross Todd
1 minute read
July 27, 2011 | Law.com
First Circuit Reinstates False Claims Case Against Amgen over Alleged Anemia Drug KickbacksBy Ross Todd
1 minute read
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