Category Archives: N.D. Tex. News

David Horan To Be Appointed Newest Magistrate Judge in Northern District of Texas

We have it on good authority that David Horan will be the newest magistrate judge in the Northern District of Texas. Mr. Horan is a 2000 graduate of Yale Law School and a 1996 graduate of the University of Notre … Continue reading

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Northern District of Texas Has Highest Win Rate for Patent Plaintiffs Per Study

The Chicago Lawyer has published an interesting article on patent infringement litigation. The article notes: The Northern District of Texas saw the highest win rate for plaintiffs, 55 percent, in Lemley’s study of patent cases between 2000 and 2010. Plaintiffs … Continue reading

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Blue Brownies Prevails in Trade Dress Lawsuit Brought by M3 Girl Designs

On June 27, 2012, the jury returned its verdict in M3 Girl Designs v. Blue Brownies, a case relating to bottle cap necklaces.  (Jury verdict available here.)  The jury sided with Blue Brownies in most every respect, finding that, among … Continue reading

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Cian Patent Infringement Case Transferred BACK to Judge Lynn From The Western District of Texas

On December 5, 2011, after the effective date of the America Invents Act, Cian IP LLC filed five patent infringement cases in the Northern District of Texas against five separate defendants (Aeroflex Incorporated, Agilent Technologies Inc, National Instruments Corporation, Pickering … Continue reading

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Judge Lynn Dismisses Dallas Cowboys From Super Bowl Case Involving Seating at Cowboys Stadium

On July 19, 2012, Judge Lynn resolved motions to dismiss in the Simms v. Jones et al. case in which plaintiffs assert various causes of action against the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, other Dallas Cowboys related defendants, and the NFL, … Continue reading

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Was It $150,000 in Ones? Strip Club Owner Indicted in the Northern District of Texas For Attempted Hit on Mayor of Arlington

Dallas Morning News is reporting that Ryan Grant, an Arlington strip club owner (of Flashdancer), was indicted in the Northern District of Texas after attempting to pay Mexican hit men $20,000 to kill Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck and a Dallas-based … Continue reading

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Aloha RIM – Rim Successfully Obtains Transfer to Northern District of Texas from Hawaii

In July 2011, RIM and a number of other defendants were sued by GPNE Corp. (a company with its principal place of business in Hawaii) for patent infringement in the District of Hawaii.  RIM’s United States headquarters is in Irving, … Continue reading

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Judge Cummings Rejects Second Amendment Challenges

Nearly two years ago, our very first post covered a Second Amendment challenge to the federal law banning the sale of handguns by federally licensed dealers to 18-20 year olds.  Judge Cummings has ruled in that case, as well as a … Continue reading

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Judge Robinson Finds Jet Blue Captain Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity

On July 3, 2012, Judge Robinson of the Northern District of Texas found Clayton Osbon, the Jet Blue pilot who, as we previously noted, interrupted a flight to Las Vegas with bizarre behavior, not guilty by reason of insanity.  The United … Continue reading

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