Category: Judge O’Connor
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Judge O’Connor Issues Costs And Attorney’s Fees Decision in ICON v. Travelocity
On November 18, 2013, Judge O’Conner issued an Order (available here), ruling upon issues regarding, among other things, Travelocity’s bill of costs and Travelocity’s request for attorney’s fees. Judge O’Conner found that costs were appropriate and awarded $75,524. Judge O’Conner denied Travelocity’s request for attorney’s fees, finding that ICON’s attempt to oppose summary judgment was…
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Judge O’Conner Issues Costs Decision in Summit 6 v. Samsung
On November 26, 2013, Judge O’Conner entered an Order (available here) in Summit 6 v. Samsung. The Order resolved issues regarding Summit 6’s bill of costs. Summit 6 sought $168,000 in costs; Samsung contended that costs should be taxed at $61,000. The Court sustained Samsung’s objection to costs associated with travel of officers and employees…
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Judge O’Connor Tosses Purported Class Action Against Southwest Airlines
On July 10, 2013, Judge O’Connor issued an order in Lopez v. Southwest and Cusick v. Southwest (order available here) granting Southwest’s motion to dismiss. Plaintiffs had asserted breach-of-express-warranty claims relating to various “airworthiness directive” safety measures mandated by the federal government. Specifically, Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint alleges that paragraph 125 of Southwest’s Contract…
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Northern District Of Texas Judges Offer Advice at “Patent Law: Best Practices As Seen From The Bench”
On May 1, 2013, Judge Lynn and Judge O’Connor participated in a roundtable discussion in Dallas: “Patent Law: Best Practices As Seen From The Bench.” The Texas Lawyer subsequently wrote an article on the roundtable (article available here). Here’s what we think the most notable aspects of the roundtable were: Filings Up, But Not As…
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Judge O’Connor Upholds Jury Verdict of $15 Million Against Samsung In Patent Infringement Case
On June 26, 2013, Judge O’Connor issued a thorough ruling (available here) in Summit 6 v. Samsung. A jury had earlier awarded $15 million Summit 6 in damages (writing “lump sum” on the verdict form) due to Samsung’s infringement of Summit 6’s patent. Judge O’Connor held, among other things, that: there was substantial evidence supporting…
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Jury Awards $15 Million to Summit6 In Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung
Yesterday, the jury in Summit6 v. Samsung returned with its verdict (available here (at the end of Judge O’Connor’s charge). The jury found that all of the asserted claims of the patent-in-suit were infringed by Samsung, none was invalid, and awarded $15 million in “lump sum” damages. Summit 6 is represented by Theodore Stevenson, III, Ashley Moore, Douglas Cawley, James…
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Judge O’Connor Tosses ICON’s Patent Infringement Claims Against Travelocity On Summary Judgment
On February 22, 2013, Judge O’Connor issued a decision (available here) in ICON v. Travelocity. Judge O’Connor found that Travelocity’s website did not meet the “graphics items arranged to provide the appearance of at least part of a commercial area, at least some of the graphics items having the appearance of storefronts” limitation of the…
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Judge O’Connor Rules On Facebook’s Motion to Sever in Summit 6 Case
On February 6, 2013, Judge O’Connor issued an Order (available here) in the Summit 6 patent infringement case granting Facebook’s motion to sever Summit 6’s claims against Facebook from Summit 6’s claims against Samsung. Summit 6 did not oppose the motion to sever (and in fact agreed that Samsung should be severed for trial), but…
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Samsung’s Motion for Summary Judgment Ruled On By Judge O’Connor In Sumimit 6 Case
On February 6, 2013, Judge O’Connor issued an Order (available here) in Summit 6 v. Samsung. Judge O’Connor ruled that Samsung’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement should be denied in part, as there was sufficient evidence to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Samsung’s product literally infringed the patent-in-suit, and…
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Dent Poppers Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas
On July 11, 2012, Dent Poppers, L.L.C. filed a trademark infringement lawsuit (complaint available here) against Adel Abu-El-Jibien, who purportedly does business as Dent Poppers, in the Northern District of Texas. Dent Poppers asserts claims against Abu-El-Jibien for trademark infringement, counterfeiting, false designation of origin, false advertising, trade dress infringement, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, and…