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.
May 31, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: The Founders of MoloLamken on the Firm's 'Brains and Brass Knuckles' Litigation Approach"We're aggressive, keeping cases moving forward to trial. But we always keep legal issues at the forefront, recognizing they almost always dictate the outcome of cases," says Steven Molo, who founded the firm in 2009 with Jeffrey Lamken.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
May 27, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: A $77.5 Million Plaintiff's Verdict in the 16th and Final Scheduled 3M Earplug Bellwether TrialThe jury verdict that Brad Bradford and Bryan Aylstock of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz won last week for former soldier Jay Beal was the highest to date for a single plaintiff in the massive MDL and included $72.5 million in punitive damages.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
May 27, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Another Round of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsMark Ressler and Paul "Tad" O'Connor III of Kasowitz Benson Torres won a $185 million arbitration award for real estate developer client SL Green against Chinese conglomerate HNA Group.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
May 26, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Kudos and 'C'mon!': ACTL Just Pulled Off an Impressive Program to Diversify the Trial Bar. Again, Please.This past weekend a group of fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers gathered in Chicago to help lawyers aspiring to be part of the next generation of trial advocates.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
May 25, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Break Out the Org Chart: How Covington Is Managing Its Opioid Docket for McKessonPaul Schmidt, Andrew Stanner and Laura Flahive Wu of Covington & Burling discuss the challenge of staying on top of the all-encompassing assignment that's called on 50 lawyers at any given time.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
May 24, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Everybody's Uncomfortable During Voir DireRead to the end for jury consultant Diane Wiley's go-to question to get at the attitudes of prospective jurors.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
May 23, 2022 | Litigation Daily
How the United States Soccer Federation Got to Labor Peace and Equal PayKaren Leetzow, the federation's chief legal officer, discusses the "Rubik's cube" of litigation and collective bargaining that led to last week's announcement of new deals with the men's and women's national teams, alongside her lead labor negotiator Nicole Buffalano of Morgan Lewis and her lead litigator Jamie Wine of Latham & Watkins.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
May 20, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: The Irell Duo on a Win Streak for USAA in Mobile Check-Cashing Patent CasesJason Sheasby and Lisa Glasser of Irell & Manella scored a $218.45 million damages verdict in Marshall, Texas, last week for USAA against PNC Bank. They previously won jury verdicts of $200 million and $102 million in 2019 and 2020 in cases against Wells Fargo Bank.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
May 20, 2022 | Litigation Daily
A Fresh Batch of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsOur first runners-up at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Greenberg Traurig, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman got a last-minute temporary restraining order barring the town of East Hampton, New York, from moving forward with plans to close its public airport.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
May 19, 2022 | Litigation Daily
A Few Questions for YouA lot has changed about the way I think and work over the past couple of years. What about you?
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
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