Scott Flaherty, based in New York, covers the business of law with a focus on legal ethics, lawyer misconduct, conflicts-of-interest and litigation involving law firms. He can be reached at [email protected]. On Twitter: @sflaherty18
January 15, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Delaware Drug Patent Cases Test Jurisdiction After DaimlerAfter the Supreme Court's ruling in Daimler v. Bauman, lawyers for N.J.-based Mylan Pharma told a Delaware judge that the company didn't expect to be sued in the state ever again. Instead, the latest post-Daimler ruling tightens the state's claim to jurisdiction even further.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 15, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: Stephen Korniczky of Sheppard MullinKorniczky didn't just soundly defeat a patent lawsuit against his client HTC. After six years of litigation—and some help from his big brother—he turned the tables so thoroughly on his opponent's lawyers that they're now on the hook for as much as $4.7 million in sanctions.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 15, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Delaware Drug Patent Cases Test Jurisdiction AfterAfter the Supreme Court's ruling in , lawyers for N.J.-based Mylan Pharma told a Delaware judge that the company didn't expect to be sued in the state ever again. Instead, the latest post- ruling tightens the state's claim to jurisdiction even further.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 15, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: Stephen Korniczky of Sheppard MullinKorniczky didn't just soundly defeat a patent lawsuit against his client HTC. After six years of litigation—and some help from his big brother—he turned the tables so thoroughly on his opponent's lawyers that they're now on the hook for as much as $4.7 million in sanctions.
By Scott Flaherty
4 minute read
January 14, 2015 | Law.com
Court OKs New Arbitration over Citi's $7.5B Abu Dhabi DealThe Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and its lawyers at Quinn Emanuel are finally getting some good news in their long-running fight with Citigroup Inc.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 14, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Niro Firm Looks to Revive RPX Corp. Antitrust SuitAfter making headway in a patent infringement lawsuit targeting Samsung and HTC, Cascades Computer Innovation, a descendent of the "original patent troll," is now looking to reboot its related antitrust case against "defensive patent aggregator" RPX.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 14, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Court OKs New Arbitration over Citi's $7.5B Abu Dhabi DealThe Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and its lawyers at Quinn Emanuel are finally getting some good news in their long-running fight with Citigroup Inc.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 14, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Niro Firm Looks to Revive RPX Corp. Antitrust SuitAfter making headway in a patent infringement lawsuit targeting Samsung and HTC, Cascades Computer Innovation, a descendent of the "original patent troll," is now looking to reboot its related antitrust case against "defensive patent aggregator" RPX.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 13, 2015 | Law.com
Gibson Dunn, Sullivan & Cromwell Mount Attack for MetLifeThe insurance giant tapped Eugene Scalia of Gibson Dunn and S&C's H. Rodgin Cohen to file a first-of-its-kind lawsuit challenging the federal government's designation of the company as a "systemically important" financial institution subject to stricter regulation.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
January 13, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Gibson Dunn, Sullivan & Cromwell Mount Attack for MetLifeThe insurance giant tapped Eugene Scalia of Gibson Dunn and S&C's H. Rodgin Cohen to file a first-of-its-kind lawsuit challenging the federal government's designation of the company as a "systemically important" financial institution subject to stricter regulation.
By Scott Flaherty
3 minute read
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