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Companies fighting patent infringement claims once went three frustrating years without a single jury win in the Eastern District of Texas. So far this year, they've prevailed at trial seven times, far eclipsing the number of plaintiffs wins. What gives?
A dozen Am Law firms failed to convince a federal judge in San Francisco to throw out claims that many of the world's leading consumer electronics companies conspired to fix prices for CD, DVD and Blu Ray recordable and rewritable drives.
AG Asks Texas Firms for a Loan
In a market where wet-behind-the ears associates at large Texas firms are paid base salaries of $110,000, the Office of the Attorney General can't compete for lawyers with money. So the agency is trying to lure associates out of the private market by offering what it can -- courtroom experience and the glamour of public service.PUBLISHEDArgued: March 19, 2008Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, WILKINSON, Circuit Judge, and Irene M. KEELEY, United States District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, sitting by de
Companies fighting patent infringement claims once went three frustrating years without a single jury win in the Eastern District of Texas. So far this year, they've prevailed at trial seven times, far eclipsing the number of plaintiffs wins. What gives?
Court Allows Nonclients to Sue Lawyers
Making an end run around the privity rule, the Texas Supreme Court has expanded the scope of lawyers' liability for negligence in an opinion some experts predict will spawn substantial litigation and possibly even drive up malpractice rates. With the opinion, the court clarified a murky area of law.Trending Stories
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