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 06, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Travelers Stuck With $500M Tab in Manville Asbestos SagaAfter 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
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January 06, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Travelers Stuck With $500M Tab in Manville Asbestos SagaAfter 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 CaseJPMorgan 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
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January 05, 2015 | Litigation Daily
JPMorgan Inks Deal to Exit Forex Antitrust CaseJPMorgan 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 LawsuitDefense 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
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January 05, 2015 | Litigation Daily
Samsung, LG Lose Bid to Toss Touch Screen Patent LawsuitDefense 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 FightPartner 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
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December 31, 2014 | Litigation Daily
UFC Taps Boies Schiller for Antitrust FightPartner 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
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December 30, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Samsung Beats Patent Trial After $24 Million Apple LossA 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
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December 30, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Top Simpson Thacher Litigator Signs On as Takata GCSecurities 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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