Kirkland & Ellis deployed an animated tutorial during a five-hour hearing to convince a Florida federal judge to knock out two of Atlas IP LLC’s three patent infringement claims on summary judgment fewer than three weeks before trial. The firm’s motion for reconsideration for Medtronic Inc., now a Medtronic PLC subsidiary, convinced U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga to disqualify Atlas’ last claim one week before trial.
Judges often are inclined to let a jury decide when a case is that close to trial, said Kirkland New York partner Jeanne “Jeannie” Heffernan, who first-chaired the case. “There may be a number of points you want to appeal, but you focus on your best argument, your strongest argument,” she said.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
