Author Archives: Steven Callahan

Judge Robinson Issues Opinion On Costs And Attorney’s Fees

On August 20, 2013, Judge Robinson issued an Opinion (available here) in Scott v. Amarillo Heart Group. The Opinion took up issues relating to the plaintiff’s request for costs and attorney’s fees. Judge Robinson, with respect to attorney’s fees, found … Continue reading

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Judge Godbey Denies Plaintiff’s Motion To Sever Patents From Case

On August 16, 2013, Judge Godbey issued an Order (available here) that ruled on Plaintiff MobileMedia’s motion to sever or stay. MobileMedia had sought to stay or sever claims regarding some of the eight patents-in-suit, but Judge Godbey rejected this … Continue reading

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U.S. Attorney Saldana On Sequester

WFFA recently conducted an interview and published an article about U.S. Attorney Sarah Saldana that covers the devastating effect of sequestration. The article and interview is available here. Among other things, Ms. Saldana notes that her office can no longer … Continue reading

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Government Accountability Office’s Patent Report

The GAO has released its August 2013 report titled Intellectual Property: Assessing Factors That Affect Patent Infringement Litigation Could Help Improve Patent Quality (available here). The GAO indicated that: Section 34 of AIA mandated that GAO conduct a study on … Continue reading

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Judge Boyle Issues Opinion On Forum Selection Clauses

On August 13, 2013, Judge Boyle issued an Order Granting Motion to Transfer in LeBlanc v. C.R. England (Order available here). LeBlanc claimed that her former employer and supervisor sexually harassed her during her employment. In connection with her employment, … Continue reading

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Aeritas Sues G6 Hospitality For Patent Infringement In Northern District of Texas

On August 16, 2013, Aeritas filed its patent infringement lawsuit (complaint available here) against G6 Hospitality. Aeritas claims that G6 infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 7,706,819 and 8,055,285 through its “suite of mobile device applications that enable users to make and … Continue reading

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Chief Judge Fitzwater Grants Motion To Compel Arbitration In Sears Case

On August 14, 2013, Chief Judge Fitzwater issued an opinion (available here) in Estate of Juan Benitez v. Sears, a case involving the workplace death of a Sears employee. Sears moved to compel arbitration. According to Chief Judge Fitzwater: Sears … Continue reading

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Judge Solis Denies Motion To Dismiss Due To Alleged Lack of Patentable Subject Matter In StoneEagle Case

On August 14, 2013, Judge Solis issued an opinion (available here) in StoneEagle Services v. Store Value Payments. Defendants had filed a motion to dismiss (among other things) plaintiff’s claims for patent infringement. Defendants argued that the patent-in-suit did not claim … Continue reading

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Chief Judge Fitzwater Signs Letter to VP Biden on Devastating Effects of Sequestration

On August 13, 2013, 87 federal district court Chief Judges, including Chief Judge Fitzwater, wrote to Vice President Biden expressing grave concern about the impact that flat funding of the last several years, followed by sequestration, is having on the … Continue reading

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Judge Lynn Issues Good Technology Claim Construction Opinion

Judge Lynn, on August 11, 2013, issued her claim construction opinion in Good Technology v. Little Red Wagon Technologies (available here). In the 36 page opinion, Judge Lynn construed disputed terms in the five patents-in-suit.

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