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.
June 11, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: The Quinn Emanuel Duo Who Scored a $26.4M Trade Secret Win Against a Chinese Glass CompanyBill Burck and AJ Merton of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan won $8.8 million in damages for PPG Industries, Inc. and the maximum amount of exemplary damages allowed under trade secrets Pennsylvania law in a suit accusing a Chinese competitor of conspiring to pilfer a proprietary process for manufacturing a new type of commercial aircraft window.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
June 11, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and a Shout OutThis week's lineup includes one runner-up who can claim the rare feat of having been edged out by himself.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
June 10, 2021 | Litigation Daily
How a Gibson Dunn Team Helped the New York Times Navigate a Shadowy Docket and Protect Confidential SourcesThe Justice Department over the weekend announced a dramatic about-face on its policy related to seeking source information from journalists in leak investigations. The news followed months of back-and-forth between prosecutors and lawyers at Gibson Dunn who tried to stop the DOJ's pursuit of information about the email accounts of four Times journalists.
By Ross Todd
13 minute read
June 09, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Senior United States District Judge William Alsup: An Appreciation, Part IIUpon Judge Alsup's transition to senior status, veteran trial lawyer Vernon Winters takes stock of his innovations, law clerks, mountaineering, and film photography.
By Vernon M. Winters
16 minute read
June 09, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Keller Lenkner Says Amazon's Move Away From Mandatory Arbitration Is a Win For Consumers. But What About the Law Firm?Amazon Inc. last month quietly changed language on its website that routed disputes with customers into individual arbitration. Leaders at Keller Lenkner, a law firm that has invested heavily in developing the ability to represent large numbers of individual clients in arbitration, including more than 75,000 bringing claims against Amazon, welcomed the move but don't expect other companies to follow suit.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
June 08, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Senior United States District Judge William Alsup: An AppreciationUpon Judge Alsup's transition to senior status, veteran trial lawyer Vernon Winters takes stock of some notable cases from the Northern District of California jurist and looks at judicial innovations and enhanced law practice standards developed by the judge.
By Vernon M. Winters
15 minute read
June 08, 2021 | Litigation Daily
To This Defense Lawyer, the Growing Wave of SPAC Litigation Looks A Lot Like More of the SameSusan Saltzstein, the co-deputy of Skadden's nationwide securities litigation group, says the cases being filed in the wake of unprecedented market activity involving special purpose acquisition companies follow the playbook she's seen from plaintiffs in merger litigation and stock-drop suits following IPOs.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
June 07, 2021 | Litigation Daily
A Privilege Lesson from Elizabeth Holmes: Have a Look at Your Engagement Letter. At the Very Least, Have One.The Theranos founder last week lost out on her bid to keep a batch of emails between her and the company's former lawyers at Boies Schiller Flexner out of her upcoming criminal trial. One thing that weighed against her: The lack of any sort of engagement letter between the firm and the company.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
June 04, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: The Kirkland & Ellis Team that Won the Second Bellwether Trial Over 3M's Combat EarplugsAfter 3M was hit with a $7.1 million verdict in the first bellwether trial in the combat earplug multidistrict litigation, which has more than 230,000 plaintiffs, Kirkland's Hariklia "Carrie" Karis, Sierra Elizabeth, and Mark Nomellini won a complete defense verdict in the second.
By Ross Todd
12 minute read
June 04, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Runners-Up and Shout Outs for Litigator of the WeekDebevoise, Gibson Dunn and Quinn Emanuel all get runners-up honors this week.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
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