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.
February 28, 2023 | Litigation Daily
Litigation: A Salve for Law Firms During Bumpy Economic Times?Among the early financial returns being reported by our colleagues at The American Lawyer, litigation practices play prominent roles at firms reporting solid years in 2022.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
February 27, 2023 | Litigation Daily
Some Concerns About AI and Deep Fakes From the BenchU.S. District Judge Frank Volk on AI and the law: "This is something we need to be on the cutting edge of or we're going to get cut with it."
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
February 24, 2023 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: Covington Team Gets a Directed Verdict in First Trial Over Heavy Metals in Baby FoodPhyllis Jones, Michael Imbroscio, David Sneed and their colleagues at Covington & Burling convinced a federal judge in Texas to pull the plug on a trial against The Hain Celestial Co. last week due to a lack of expert evidence on general causation.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
February 24, 2023 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsThis week's runners-up include 9-digit wins for Paul Hastings, Quinn Emanuel and Shook Hardy.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
February 23, 2023 | Litigation Daily
Some Thoughts on Remote Advocacy From a Judge Who's Spent a Lot of Time Chewing On The SubjectMinnesota Senior Judge Kathryn Messerich is heading up the state's effort to develop a uniform process for determining when a court proceeding is heard remotely or in person.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
February 22, 2023 | Litigation Daily
The Litigators Who Made Am Law's List of the Top 25 Big Law Lateral Hires in 2022Randy Mastro's move from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to King & Spalding made the top 5 of the annual list, as did the formation of boutique Pallas Partners by former Boies Schiller Flexner deputy chair Natasha Harrison.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
February 17, 2023 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: Bryan Cave Duo Helps Free Wrongfully Convicted Missouri Man Who Served 28 YearsCharles Weiss and Jonathan Potts of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner were appointed special prosecutors in Lamar Johnson's case, harnessing a new Missouri law allowing prosecutors' offices to step in to intervene in cases of wrongful conviction.
By Ross Todd
14 minute read
February 17, 2023 | Litigation Daily
A Pre-President's Day Edition of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsOur first runners-up at Mayer Brown scored a major Ninth Circuit win for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
February 16, 2023 | Litigation Daily
Hello ChatGPT, Which Law Firm Has the Best Litigators?Following the lead of a colleague who asked the ChatGPT what are the most successful law firms in the world, the Lit Daily quizzes the generative AI tool about litigation firms and individual litigators.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
February 15, 2023 | Litigation Daily
An Appellate Lawyer Perspective on the Rise of Nuclear VerdictsFrederick Yarger and Theresa Wardon Benz, both partners at Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell based in Denver, discuss how—and when—appellate lawyers are getting called on to deal with the threat of big punitive damages awards.
By Ross Todd
13 minute read
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