Ross Todd

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.

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September 30, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigating Pesticide Bans and Restrictions for Defendants

David Schifrin and Melissa Baney of Hollingsworth write that introducing evidence of bans or restrictions risks creating unfair prejudice, confusing the jury and wasting time.

By David Schifrin and Melissa Baney

7 minute read

September 27, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Robbins Geller Lands $490M Securities Settlement in Case Over Apple's Prospects in China

Partners Shawn Williams and Mark Solomon were lead counsel for plaintiffs on the case, which yielded one of the 50 largest securities recoveries of all time and the third-largest ever in the Northern District of California.

By Ross Todd

11 minute read

September 27, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Gary Robb and his team at Robb & Robb won a $116 million verdict for their clients, whose son drowned when a tour helicopter crashed and overturned in the East River in 2018.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

September 25, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Davis Polk and Legal Aid Society Team to Knock 15 Years Off Sex-Trafficking Survivor's Sentence

The firm spent more than 2,000 pro bono hours representing the woman who received the harshest sentence of eight defendants' charges after a fight erupted when her loved ones confronted her trafficker, resulting in the death of one of the trafficker's associates.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

September 24, 2024 | Litigation Daily

'Clear the Runway': Bill Lee's Longtime Focus on Succession Planning

Wilmer's Lee, who tried seven cases between February 2021 and November 2022, says the work was taxing. "It requires a degree of mental and physical stamina that, at least for me as I'm in my 70s, was not something that I could look myself in the mirror and claim that I was sure that I had."

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

September 23, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Cooley Litigation Rainmaker Mike Rhodes Set To Retire: 'It's a Good Time to Hang It Up and Do Something Else'

Rhodes, 66, the former head of the firm's litigation department and a leading trial lawyer for internet companies, plans to retire from the Cooley partnership at the year's end.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

September 20, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Eighth Circuit Knocks Out a $564M Verdict Against BMO in Ponzi Case

Debevoise's John Gleeson, Mayer Brown's Richard Spehr and Elaine Goldenberg of Munger Tolles helped convince the Eighth Circuit that the bankruptcy trustee of a company run by a convicted Minnesota Ponzi schemer couldn't pursue aiding and abetting claims against the bank because the company bore responsibility for its own injury.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

September 20, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up

McKool Smith represented Mojo Mobility Inc. in patent litigation against Samsung Electronics as federal jurors in Marshall, Texas hit Samsung with a $192 million infringement verdict last week.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

September 18, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Getting Ahead of Unfair Criticism of Judges

Judge Barbara Kronlund of San Joaquin County, California Superior Court has developed a presentation focused on the importance of judicial independence aimed at non-legal audiences that's been adopted by the local ABOTA chapter.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

September 17, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Three Steps for Building Great Relationships with In-House Counsel

Legal podcasters Stacy Bratcher and M.C. Sungaila draw from interviews with dozens of in-house attorneys to offer up these tips for outside counsel.

By Stacy Bratcher and M.C. Sungaila

7 minute read