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.

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January 05, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Feeder Fund Investors Strike Out in Bid to Share in Picard Recoveries

Madoff liquidation trustee Irving Picard of Baker & Hostetler has suffered some major setbacks in his efforts to recover for victims of Madoff's mega-fraud, but he's handily convinced two federal judges to reject claims by investors in so-called feeder funds that they deserve a share of the spoils.

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May 10, 2010 | Law.com

Legal Sector Loses 1,100 Jobs in April

The legal sector shed 1,100 positions in April, according to the latest employment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It marked the second month in a row of four-digit losses for that group. Since April of last year, the legal sector has lost a total of roughly 28,000 jobs. The latest legal job figures contrast with the overall addition of 290,000 jobs to the U.S. economy last month.

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July 22, 2009 | The American Lawyer

In Justice's $500 Million Settlement with New York City and New York State, Only $211,000 for Whistle-Blower's Lawyer

In the latest enormous False Claims Act deal, the federal government racked up more than a half-billion dollars to resolve allegations that the city and state of New York overcharged Medicaid for speech therapy, transportation, and other services. We figured the whistle-blower's lawyer would be celebrating a whopper of a pay day. But it looks like we were wrong.

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July 22, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Oh, What a Feeling! With ITC Trial Looming, Toyota Settles Infringement Claims on Hybrid Fleet

The settlement resolves all pending litigation between the carmaker and Paice LLC.

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August 06, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Fulbright Wins Alien Tort Case for Bangladeshi Businessman

On Tuesday a federal jury handed down a rare plaintiffs victory in a trial involving claims under the Torture Victims Protection Act and the Alien Tort Claims Act. After a two-day trial, a jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., awarded Nayeem Mehtab Chowdhury $1.5 million in actual damages and $250,000 in punitives in a case stemming from his torture at the hands of the Rapid Action Battalion in Bangladesh.

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July 08, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Acquisitions of Small Law Firms Lead Second Quarter

Small firms acquisitions were the driver in an active second quarter of law firm mergers and acquisitions, according to an Altman Weil MergerLine report.

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February 22, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Revenues, Profits Up at Paul Hastings

The firm's total revenue grew by 1.5 percent, while profits per partner increased by 6 percent to $1.99 million.

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August 03, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Only-in-Hollywood FCPA Trial Set to Start Tuesday

When we told you at the beginning of the year that there was no practice area hotter than FCPA defense, we weren't thinking of the bizarre assortment of defendants we've seen in the three FCPA cases to come to trial this year: a handbag mogul, an ex-congressman, and, starting Tuesday, a pair of movie producers accused of bribing officials in Thailand. It's a strange world, folks.

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