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.
November 05, 2007 | National Law Journal
Restitution Lagging in White-Collar CasesJudges have ordered executives to pay back billions in corporate fraud cases, but very little cash has been collected.
By Ross Todd
10 minute read
June 25, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Greenberg agrees to $61M deal in Ponzi suitGreenberg Traurig and Quarles & Brady have agreed to fork over a combined $87.5 million to resolve claims that they failed to put the brakes on a $900 million Ponzi scheme carried out by two mortgage-industry clients.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
August 17, 2012 | Daily Business Review
UBS sues billionaire for malicious prosecutionIgor Olenicoff, a Russian-born billionaire caught up in the UBS tax evasion scandal who owned a Lighthouse Point home, is being sued by the Swiss bank.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
July 31, 2013 | The Recorder
Ninth Circuit Sides With Athletes in EA Video Games CaseBy Ross Todd
4 minute read
August 05, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Second Circuit Chills Russia's Stolichnaya Trademark ClaimsRussia's claims to the famed Stolichnaya vodka trademark in the U.S. were put on ice by a federal appellate ruling on Monday.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
June 20, 2012 | Texas Lawyer
Judge Tells Louis Vuitton to Take a Joke in 'Hangover' CaseWarner Bros. Entertainment Inc. banked on getting some laughs in a scene in The Hangover: Part II, when one of the characters bungles the name of his designer luggage. But the scene didn't amuse luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A., which hit the studio with a trademark infringement suit. Fortunately for Warner Bros., the judge overseeing the case got the joke.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
December 13, 2012 | Law.com
Following Brazil Bar Decision, Linklaters Latest International Firm to Cut Ties With Local ShopWith a national bar panel reaffirming the rules under which attorneys at international firms can practice in Brazil, the Magic Circle firm follows Squire Sanders and Baker & Hostetler by ending a cooperation agreement with a local firm.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
June 25, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Greenberg Traurig to shell out $61 million to exit Ponzi class actionGreenberg Traurig has agreed to pay $61 million to settle a class action suit filed by investors who claimed they were victimized by a Ponzi scheme involving one of the firm's real estate clients.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
October 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Second Circuit Blocks Investors' Suit Against Mel Weiss and Co-Counsel in Computer Associates Class ActionThe billionaire Sam Wyly and his lawyers at Bickel & Brewer have long campaigned against a $143 million class settlement that Computer Associates International reached with its shareholders in 2003, in the wake of a massive accounting scandal. Their primary targets have been the plaintiffs lawyers that secured the deal, including the infamous Melvyn Weiss, formerly of the firm now known as Milberg. But Wyly's claims that the plaintiffs firms bungled the case keep missing their mark.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
March 16, 2007 | Daily Report Online
Activist: Diversity efforts discriminateBy Ross Todd
5 minute read
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