Defense Verdict in Copyright Case
Activision scored a win in a case over a character in its Call of Duty game.
Verdicts
Defense verdict x 2 in Marshall patent case
A Marshall jury found the claims both not infringed and invalid.
RICO / Medical Negligence Verdict in Sherman
Congratulations are in order to my cocounsel John Burkhead and Tim Newsom of the Law Offices of Frank Branson and Sherman lawyer Becca Skupin for yesterday’s $1.979 million verdict in a RICO / med mal case in Judge Amos Mazzant’s court in Sherman.
Springtime in Waco
A Waco jury in Judge Albright’s court also found for a patent plaintiff yesterday afternoon.
May Marshall Patent Verdict #2
The second May patent trial in Marshall has concluded.
It’s May, So Patent Plaintiffs Are Winning Again
More important than the Marshall patent verdict however, which I’ll get to momentarily, is that our son Grayson James graduated from Baylor yesterday.
Another Marshall patent defense verdict
April is “definitely” not March with the defense’s second patent win in Marshall this month – the third in EDTX if you count the Texarkana verdict, which evens us up for the year.
A Marshall jury in Judge Gilstrap’s court returned a defense verdict this afternoon in Gigamon v. Apcon, finding none of the asserted claims infringed and all invalid.
Congratulations are in order to our trial team for Apcon, including Adam Alper, Mike DeVries, Akshay Deoras, Leslie Schmitt, Kristen Reichenbach, Josh Glucoft, Natalie Flechsig and a larger cast that worked with me away from the podium (assisted by two copies of O’Connor’s Federal Rules * Civil Trials (2021) I note). Well, I did do voir dire for our side – and I am pretty proud of how our eight jurors did obviously.
Gigamon-verdict
I’ll post more next week on some of my experiences in these last three weeks in trial in Sherman and Marshall under the current COVID protocols.
Damages only – Sherman
The jury awarded breach of contract damages and, sitting as an advisory jury, recommended damages for disgorgement and exemplary damages in this damages-only case.
Counterclaim win
Wile E. Coyote might find this fact situation familiar.
Intel wins rematch against VLSI
Intel’s win joins with Roku’s two to give defendants three wins to plaintiffs’ one in the Waco patent docket.