Venable partner G. Stewart Webb Jr. has entered an appearance for Medical Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust that invests in healthcare facilities, and the company's top officials in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, which centers on Medical's acquisition of 14 hospitals and two health facilities for a purchase price of $1.55 billion, was filed on July 26 in Maryland District Court by Robbins LLP and Brown Goldstein & Levy on behalf of Joseph Crognaleon. The suit accuses the defendants of failing to disclose that many of the acquired tenants were in poor financial condition and weren't likely to pay rent.The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher, is 1:24-cv-02173, Crognale v. Aldag, Jr. et al.
Joshua L. Raskin and Vimal Kapadia of Greenberg Traurig have entered appearances for online and mobile taxi software application Curb Mobility in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The action, filed on Aug. 9 in New York Southern District Court by Kluger Healey LLC and Garteiser Honea PLLC on behalf of Social Positioning Input Systems, asserts a single patent pertaining to the remote entry and share of location addresses on a GPS. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos, is 1:24-cv-06056, Social Positioning Input Systems, LLC v. Curb Mobility, LLC.
Duane Morris partner Monte T. Squire has entered an appearance for SonicWall, a cybersecurity company specializing in network firewalls, in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Aug. 26 in Delaware District Court by Stamoulis & Weinblatt and Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of DataCloud Technologies, asserts five patents pertaining to data organization, network communication and e-file retrieval. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Gregory B. Williams, is 1:24-cv-00978, DataCloud Technologies, LLC v. SonicWall Inc.
Kirkland & Ellis partner Kristina R. Cary has stepped in to represent Dyson Technology Ltd. and Dyson in a pending patent lawsuit. The action, filed Aug. 19 in Massachusetts District Court by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr on behalf of SharkNinja Operating and SharkNinja Sales Co., seeks a declaration of non-infringement for five patents pertaining to vacuum cleaners. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs, is 1:24-cv-12130, SharkNinja Operating LLC et al v. Dyson, Inc. et al.
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and two of its officers in a pending securities class action. The case, filed Aug. 14 in Massachusetts District Court by Levi & Korsinsky, accuses the defendants of misleading investors regarding the company's revenue outlook for the 2024 fiscal year and their management of expenses throughout project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley, is 1:24-cv-12090, Fox v. Symbotic Inc. et al.
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