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Chief Judge Fitzwater Grants Partial Summary Judgment In Hoffman v. L&M Arts Case
On August 26, 2013, Chief Judge Fitzwater issued an opinion (available here) in Hoffman v. L&M Arts. The case involves Hoffman’s (a noted Dallas philanthropist’s) sale of a Rothko painting for $17.6 million. (For more details, see Hoffman’s complaint, which … Continue reading
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Judge Godbey Issues Order On Motions to Dismiss and Transfer Venue In OnAsset Patent Infringement Case
On August 21, 2013, Judge Godbey issued an Order (available here) resolving several motions filed in the OnAsset v. 7PSolutions case. Judge Godbey held that the Court had personal jurisdiction over 7PSolutions, and venue was proper in the Northern District … Continue reading
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Federal Circuit Holds That Companies May Keep Confidential Information Sealed In Pre-Trial And Post-Trial Motions
On August 23, 2013, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Apple v. Samsung (available here). Apple had sought to seal the following categories of information: (1) confidential financial information; (2) confidential source code and schematics; (3) proprietary market research reports; … Continue reading
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Judge Robinson Issues Opinion On Costs And Attorney’s Fees
On August 20, 2013, Judge Robinson issued an Opinion (available here) in Scott v. Amarillo Heart Group. The Opinion took up issues relating to the plaintiff’s request for costs and attorney’s fees. Judge Robinson, with respect to attorney’s fees, found … Continue reading
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Judge Godbey Denies Plaintiff’s Motion To Sever Patents From Case
On August 16, 2013, Judge Godbey issued an Order (available here) that ruled on Plaintiff MobileMedia’s motion to sever or stay. MobileMedia had sought to stay or sever claims regarding some of the eight patents-in-suit, but Judge Godbey rejected this … Continue reading
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U.S. Attorney Saldana On Sequester
WFFA recently conducted an interview and published an article about U.S. Attorney Sarah Saldana that covers the devastating effect of sequestration. The article and interview is available here. Among other things, Ms. Saldana notes that her office can no longer … Continue reading
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Government Accountability Office’s Patent Report
The GAO has released its August 2013 report titled Intellectual Property: Assessing Factors That Affect Patent Infringement Litigation Could Help Improve Patent Quality (available here). The GAO indicated that: Section 34 of AIA mandated that GAO conduct a study on … Continue reading
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Judge Boyle Issues Opinion On Forum Selection Clauses
On August 13, 2013, Judge Boyle issued an Order Granting Motion to Transfer in LeBlanc v. C.R. England (Order available here). LeBlanc claimed that her former employer and supervisor sexually harassed her during her employment. In connection with her employment, … Continue reading
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Aeritas Sues G6 Hospitality For Patent Infringement In Northern District of Texas
On August 16, 2013, Aeritas filed its patent infringement lawsuit (complaint available here) against G6 Hospitality. Aeritas claims that G6 infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 7,706,819 and 8,055,285 through its “suite of mobile device applications that enable users to make and … Continue reading
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Chief Judge Fitzwater Grants Motion To Compel Arbitration In Sears Case
On August 14, 2013, Chief Judge Fitzwater issued an opinion (available here) in Estate of Juan Benitez v. Sears, a case involving the workplace death of a Sears employee. Sears moved to compel arbitration. According to Chief Judge Fitzwater: Sears … Continue reading
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