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Ross Todd

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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June 17, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Duo Behind a Landmark Retaliation Verdict Against So Cal Edison and Edison International

A Los Angeles jury awarded $422,377,265 to Alfredo Martinez and $42,200,000 to Justin Page who alerted company officials about harassment in the Torrance, California, office of Southern California Edison – a huge win for David deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm and Brennan Kahn of Perona, Langer, Beck, Serbin and Harrison.

By Ross Todd

11 minute read

June 17, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

The first runners-up this week are litigators from MoloLamken and CERA LLP who took home a win for plaintiffs in a rare securities class action that made it to trial

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

June 16, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Can Fewer than 12 Be Greater Than 12? Let's Talk About Smaller Juries

Michael Maguire of ADR Services Inc., Paula Hannaford-Agor, the director of the Center for Jury Studies at the National Center for State Courts, and Orange County, California, plaintiffs lawyer Eric Traut lay out the case for embracing procedures allowing smaller juries.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

June 15, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Bruce Proctor of Lixil Americas on the Value That Litigators Bring to In-House Practice

"Our internal litigation expertise causes us to have very realistic views about litigation and the goals to be achieved in any particular instance," says Proctor, the GC of the parent company of water and housing product brands including American Standard, DXV and GROHE.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

June 14, 2022 | Litigation Daily

An Early-Week Batch of Litigator of the Week Shout Outs

With two weeks' worth of wins under consideration in this cycle of Litigator of the Week, we're giving a little extra shine to a worthy batch of shout outs.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

June 13, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Newly-Minted Second Hundred Litigation Partners Open Up About What It Takes to Make It

Lawyers who recently made partner at firms in the second half of the Am Law 200 have embraced specialization and say that personal development can lead to professional opportunities.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

June 03, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Latham Duo Who Won an Acquittal for Former Perkins Coie Partner Michael Sussmann

Sean Berkowitz and Michael Bosworth convinced a federal jury that Sussmann was not guilty of lying to the FBI about his client representations when he shared allegations of possible ties between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank in the run-up to the 2016 election.

By Ross Todd

11 minute read

June 03, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Our first runners-up this week at Bracewell won a whopping $1.6 billion in damages in a breach of contract suit against IBM Corp.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

June 02, 2022 | Litigation Daily

What's Changed for Litigators?: Checking In With Mintz's Seth Goldman and Skadden's Meredith Slawe

We asked if anyone wanted to talk about what's changed for litigators over the past couple of years. Seth Goldman of Mintz Levin and Meredith Slawe of Skadden Arps were the first two to take us up on the offer.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

June 01, 2022 | Litigation Daily

The 4 Corners of Cross-Examination and Some Tips for Handling Hostile Witnesses

Judge Amy Hanley says maintaining control of the witness is central to a successful cross-examination. Here's how she says to do it.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read


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