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Scott Flaherty

Scott Flaherty

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

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January 06, 2015 | Litigation Daily

Travelers Stuck With $500M Tab in Manville Asbestos Saga

After striking out at the Second Circuit, will Simpson Thacher try one more appeal in its long-running efforts to free Travelers Indemnity Co. from more than half a billion dollars in asbestos liability?

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 06, 2015 | Litigation Daily

Travelers Stuck With $500M Tab in Manville Asbestos Saga

After striking out at the Second Circuit, will Simpson Thacher try one more appeal in its long-running efforts to free Travelers Indemnity Co. from more than half a billion dollars in asbestos liability?

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 05, 2015 | Litigation Daily

JPMorgan Inks Deal to Exit Forex Antitrust Case

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its lawyers at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have laid down their arms in antitrust litigation accusing a dozen banks of manipulating foreign exchange rates.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 05, 2015 | Litigation Daily

JPMorgan Inks Deal to Exit Forex Antitrust Case

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its lawyers at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have laid down their arms in antitrust litigation accusing a dozen banks of manipulating foreign exchange rates.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 05, 2015 | Litigation Daily

Samsung, LG Lose Bid to Toss Touch Screen Patent Lawsuit

Defense lawyers at Greenberg Traurig and Rothwell, Figg Ernst & Manbeck failed to deflect allegations by plaintiff FlatWorld Interactives that Samsung and LG infringed a patent related to "throwing" an image from a touch screen by swiping quickly.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

January 05, 2015 | Litigation Daily

Samsung, LG Lose Bid to Toss Touch Screen Patent Lawsuit

Defense lawyers at Greenberg Traurig and Rothwell, Figg Ernst & Manbeck failed to deflect allegations by plaintiff FlatWorld Interactives that Samsung and LG infringed a patent related to "throwing" an image from a touch screen by swiping quickly.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

December 31, 2014 | Litigation Daily

UFC Taps Boies Schiller for Antitrust Fight

Partner William Isaacson will lead the UFC's defense against a potential antitrust class action by current and former professional mixed martial arts fighters.

By Scott Flaherty

2 minute read

December 31, 2014 | Litigation Daily

UFC Taps Boies Schiller for Antitrust Fight

Partner William Isaacson will lead the UFC's defense against a potential antitrust class action by current and former professional mixed martial arts fighters.

By Scott Flaherty

2 minute read

December 30, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Samsung Beats Patent Trial After $24 Million Apple Loss

A month after a jury ordered iPhone maker Apple Inc. to pay nearly $24 million for infringing pager-era technology, Greenberg Traurig helped Apple's chief smartphone rival, Samsung Electronics, beat infringement claims in the same court over the very same patents.

By Scott Flaherty

3 minute read

December 30, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Top Simpson Thacher Litigator Signs On as Takata GC

Securities defense pro Bruce Angiolillo is leaving his lifelong Simpson Thacher career behind to guide embattled auto parts maker Takata through a U.S. legal minefield.

By Scott Flaherty

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