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.
October 13, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Mayer Brown and the Curious Case of the Sentence Commutation That Wasn't (Quite Yet)Lawyers at Mayer Brown claim that last December former President Donald Trump commuted multiple life sentences their client, former hip hop mover and shaker James Rosemond, was serving. One big problem: Apparently no one informed the warden of the West Virginia prison where Rosemond is still imprisoned.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
October 08, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: The Greenberg Traurig Lawyer Who Freed BritneyMathew Rosengart, who has been dubbed 'Rosengod' by certain fans of Britney Spears, last week got a ruling suspending and removing the pop icon's father as conservator of her estate, a position that had given him an outsized role in her life and finances for a decade-plus.
By Ross Todd
13 minute read
October 08, 2021 | Litigation Daily
An Absolutely Stacked Week of Litigator of the Week Runners-up and Shout OutsTopping the list of runners-up is the trial team that scored a defense win for Monsanto in a Roundup trial in Los Angeles.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
October 07, 2021 | Litigation Daily
The New President of the American College of Trial Lawyers Talks Shop on Judicial Independence and COVID-Era JusticeMichael O'Donnell, the chair of Denver-based Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, became the 72nd president of the American College of Trial Lawyers last weekend.
By Ross Todd
9 minute read
October 06, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Harnessing Big Law's Desire to Take on Racial Justice Issues to Make a Dent in the Oncoming Eviction AvalancheDavid Lash of O'Melveny & Myers said establishing the link between "housing justice and racial justice" has been key in getting pro bono lawyers geared up to handle tenants' cases as pandemic eviction moratoriums wind down.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
October 04, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: Carol Goodman Aims to Keep Growing Herrick's Employment and New York Real Estate Disputes Practices"Our pre-eminence in the New York courts is recognized as a powerful asset for clients, and we are often retained by major international law firms with local offices of their own that nonetheless seek us out as co-counsel for high-stakes litigation filed in New York courts," says Goodman, the co-chair of the litigation department at Herrick Feinstein.
By Ross Todd
10 minute read
October 01, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: Susman Godfrey Fends Off Long-Pending $3.89B Suit from Puerto Rico's Electric Utility for VitolIn a case that was originally filed in Puerto Rico in 2009, Alex Kaplan, Neal Manne and Weston O'Black of Susman Godfrey got a ruling knocking out claims brought on behalf of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and awarding $28.4 million plus interest on Vitol's counterclaim.
By Ross Todd
9 minute read
October 01, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsA pair of talc trial wins for J&J and important appellate wins for Hogan Lovells and Wachtell lead the way this week.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
September 30, 2021 | Litigation Daily
A 'Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't'-Type Thing: ESG Disclosures and the Prospect of Future LitigationHeidi Friedman and Renee Zaytsev of Thompson Hine, whose firm just surveyed 130-plus corporate leaders about their approach to environmental, social and governance matters, discuss whether the market's current focus ESG issues might spur litigation.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
September 29, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Latham's Sean Berkowitz Talks Shop About a Rare Criminal Bench Trial Win for a Former CEO Facing Fraud ChargesA decade-and-a-half after he led the prosecution of Enron executives, Berkowitz last week won the acquittal of the former CEO of Power Solutions International Inc. after a four-week federal bench trial in Chicago this summer.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
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