HHS-OIG Drops Potential Action Against Howard Solomon
On August 5, 2011, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services dropped a potential action against Davis Polk client Howard Solomon, the President,…
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Davis Polk Wins Dismissal for LG Electronics of Large Price-Fixing Case Involving Optical Disk Drives
Davis Polk is defending LG Electronics in a coordinated MDL federal antitrust proceeding in San Francisco. The cases encompass over 30 nationwide class actions, all alleging a global price…
Davis Polk Wins an Antitrust Class Action on Behalf of Comcast Corp.
On June 3, 2011, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed on behalf of a putative nationwide class of consumers against our client, Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”), other…
Successful patent litigation jury verdict for VNUS Medical
Davis Polk represented VNUS Medical in patent infringement litigation since 2005 in the Northern District of California. VNUS, the pioneer in endovenous treatment for varicose veins, sued…
Davis Polk Defeats Class Certification on Behalf of Morgan Stanley
On June 15, 2010, Judge Shira Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order denying plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in Abu Dhabi…
Motion for Class Certification Denied in Fraud Action Against Xactware
On August 3, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP secured an order from the Eastern District of Louisiana denying a motion for class certification in a fraud case against its client, Xactware…
New York Supreme Court Grants Motion to Dismiss for GSC Group in Subprime Litigation
Davis Polk has been representing GSC Group and a hedge fund that one of its subsidiaries managed that invested principally in subprime mortgage debt instruments in litigation brought in the…
Davis Polk Obtains Summary Judgment for Credit Suisse in Eastern District of Louisiana
On February 5, 2009, Davis Polk obtained summary judgment in the Eastern District of Louisiana on all claims brought against its client Credit Suisse, a day before the case was scheduled to…
Shareholder Plaintiff's Fee Petition in Roche-Ventana Merger Denied
On January 20, 2009, the Delaware Court of Chancery heard oral argument and denied a Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. shareholder’s mootness petition for attorneys’ fees against Davis Polk…
Fourth Circuit Affirms District Court Decision in Shareholder Litigation in Favor of Deloitte
Davis Polk has been representing Deloitte & Touche LLP since 2003 in connection with a shareholder litigation arising from a significant restatement by Royal Ahold, N.V., the Dutch…