Newsroom - July 2010

David Russell counted a big win when the 5th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a very large class action with the potential of $5 Billion in exposure to our client, a check verification company that screens checks at the point of sale for many retail merchants.

David led the charge for our client in obtaining the favorable ruling in the district court, and he was instrumental in developing the arguments and preparing the brief on appeal. Our former colleague, Jodi Zysek, worked with David in the district court, and Eric Taylor jumped in to assist on the appeal.

Upcoming Events

9/30/2010 - Jay Rankin will be teaching a class on intercreditor issues, use of cash collateral and post-petition financing in bankruptcy at Emory University School of Law on September 23, September 30 and October 21, 2010.

10/18/2010 - Eric Taylor will be speaking at the 5th Annual Advanced Forum on Residential Mortgage Litigation & Regulatory enforcement in Dallas for the American Conference Institute on October 18 and 19, 2010. Eric is giving two speeches: "Regulatory and Legislative Responses to the Turmoil in the Residential Mortgage Industry"; and "Master Class on Insurance Coverage and Litigation Issues in Subprime Mortgage Litigation."

12/7/2010 - Ed Dobbs will participate in the Atlanta Bar Association's annual Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Year in Review at the Capital City Club.

1/26/2011 - Eric Taylor will be conducting a two hour breakout session on the topic "The Current MDL Practice Landscape - What Is and Isn’t Working for Defendants?" at the 10th Annual Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation on January 26, 2011 in New York City.

During the conference, Eric is also a panelist, and will be discussing the topic "Managing the Current and Future Waves of Discriminatory and Predatory Lending/Servicing Cases" on January 27, 2011.