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.
August 25, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Victims of Minn. Bridge Collapse Get $52 Mil. SettlementAttorneys for the victims of the bridge collapse that killed 13 people in Minneapolis in August 2007 announced Monday that they had reached a settlement with the engineering company responsible for inspecting the bridge. In negotiations held this past weekend, San Francisco-based URS Corp. agreed to pay $52.4 million to more than 100 people who sued the company in Minnesota state court.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
January 23, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Judge Won't Cap Claims in Tronox Fraud Suit Against AnadarkoA federal bankruptcy judge in New York denied Anadarko's bid to limit Tronox's potential recovery in a multibillion-dollar fraudulent conveyance suit against the giant oil production company.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
July 21, 2010 | The American Lawyer
Lanier Law Firm Files Patent Holding Company's Suit Against Entire Tech World, Claiming Infringement of Anti-Spam PatentThe firm's client, a non-practicing entity called InNova, has sued no fewer than 36 defendants for infringing its 2000 patent on an anti-spam system. The suit is filed in the Eastern District of Texas, but don't try to sneak the word "troll" by InNova's lawyer.
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
September 03, 2009 | Law.com
Sonnenschein Makes More CutsSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal released a statement on Wednesday confirming that the firm has carried out additional layoffs, but a firm spokeswoman declined to say how many positions were eliminated, despite a report that the firm laid off fewer than two dozen associates. The move follows two previous rounds of cuts within the past 18 months, with 37 lawyers cut in May 2008 and 25 more attorneys laid off later that year.
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
March 11, 2011 | Law.com
Special Counsel: Wilson Sonsini, Morris Nichols Acted Appropriately in Nighthawk MatterBy Ross Todd
1 minute read
May 27, 2011 | The Recorder
EBay's PayPal Taps Orrick for Trade Secret Fight With GoogleBy Ross Todd
2 minute read
July 11, 2011 | Law.com
Linklaters Opens Abu Dhabi OfficeMagic Circle firm Linklaters has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, its second United Arab Emirates outpost after Dubai. The office will be led by Linklaters Middle East managing partner Sarosh Mewawalla, who will be joined by finance partner Paul Kruger, relocating from New York, and corporate partner Nick Garland, moving over from Dubai.
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
August 11, 2009 | The American Lawyer
Goldman Sachs Loses Bid to Quash Subpoena in Case of Alleged Computer Code ThiefA defense lawyer for the onetime Goldman computer programmer accused of stealing code for automated high-tech trading wants his complete personnel file. Goldman's counsel from Boies Schiller argued that some of the materials were proprietary, but Judge Paul Crotty said the file had to be turned over.
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
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