A federal jury in California awarded Apple $290 million on Thursday in a damages retrial for Samsung’s infringement of five patents, bringing Apple’s total award in the case to $930…
A Samsung lawyer was unable to persuade U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Tuesday that she should declare a mistrial because of remarks by Apple’s attorney during closing arguments in…
A federal magistrate judge in California is mulling potential sanctions against Samsung Electronics and its counsel over the possible violation of a protective order concerning discovery in a hard-fought, big-bucks…
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear two cases on the award of attorney fees in patent cases, including one cast as an avenue to deter frivolous litigation…
The attorney general of Nebraska violated a Florida-based technology company’s legal rights by issuing a cease-and-desist order that precluded a Texas law firm accused of patent trolling from continuing to…
It’s not just law firms that are outsourcing some of their work. Overburdened federal judges are increasingly appointing special masters to help with the pretrial work in complex cases.
Nebraska attorney general Jon Bruning, who was sued for violating a business’ right to choice of counsel after accusing Texas law firm Farney Daniels of copyright trolling, recently filed a…
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