Texas Court Orders Snap Inc. to Share Kansas Discovery Documents
A federal judge in Texas ordered Snap Inc. to produce the same documents it provided to Kansas during a parallel jurisdictional probe.
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Federal Judge Bars Headwater from Enforcing Patents Against Verizon Due to Implied Waiver
A federal judge in Texas ruled that Headwater Research LLC’s six-year delay in suing Verizon Wireless to maximize damages constituted an implied waiver of its patent rights, barring the patent assertion entity from enforcing two patents against the telecomm...
Federal Judge Limits Experian Expert Testimony in FCRA Suit
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas excluded an expert’s opinions on specific economic damages in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, while allowing testimony on general industry standards and typical credit-report errors.
Judge Blocks Dow Chemical From Shielding Termination File With Privilege
A federal judge in Texas rejected Dow Chemical’s claim that an internal termination review file was protected by attorney-client privilege, ordering the company to produce the document in an age-discrimination suit brought by a former employee.
Judge Mazzant Allows FLSA Retaliation Claim to Proceed Against Restaurant Owners
Jianming Yu alleged that restaurant owners retaliated against him by altering his W-2 forms to increase his tax liability after he filed a related Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit.
Sherman Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss RICO Claims Against Florida Oilman
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas denied a motion to dismiss a RICO fraud suit against a Florida oilman, ruling that the court has personal jurisdiction over the defendant under the statute’s nationwide service of process provision.
Federal Court Consolidates Three Telecom Patent Suits for Pretrial Proceedings
A federal court in Texas has consolidated patent infringement suits filed by Piney Woods Mobility LLC against T-Mobile USA, AT&T and Verizon Communications, ordering that future filings be directed to the lead case while preserving individual cases for...
Judge Defines Key Terms in Baby Activity Center Patent Dispute
A federal judge in Texas construed key terms in a patent for portable activity centers, ruling that accessories must be exchangeable with one another and that tray surfaces must slope downward toward a central point.
Social Security Numbers of 15,000-Plus People at Stake in Consolidated Ericsson Data Breach Class Action
A telecom company faces a unified class action over a 2025 breach that allegedly exposed the names and Social Security numbers of more than 15,000 people.
Competing Retailers Can Be Joined in Patent Suit When Tied to Common Supplier, Texas Judge Rules
A Texas federal judge refused to break off H-E-B's case from a 17-defendant patent suit over Bang energy drinks, concluding the grocery chain's supply-chain ties to its co-defendants were too tangled to split.
Federal Judge Bars Patent Enforcement Based on Six-Year Delay to Maximize Damages
Court finds Headwater Research waived right to sue Verizon by waiting from 2017 to 2023 to file infringement claims, nullifying $175 million jury verdict.
Eastern District of Texas Denies Stay in Patent Case, Citing Prejudice from Delayed Damages and Advanced Litigation Stage
Judge Rodney Gilstrap denied Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.’s motion to stay patent infringement proceedings pending inter partes review in Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. v. HP Inc., et al.
Federal Courts Retain Jurisdiction to Unseal Records in Closed Cases When Protective Orders Lack Specific Findings
Magistrate Judge Bill Davis has ordered defendants USAA and Softworld, Inc. to respond to a pro se plaintiff’s motion to unseal records in a dismissed civil rights case, noting that the court retains jurisdiction to modify protective orders even after final...
Data-Breach Settlement Over December 2023 MCS Hack Wins Final Approval With No Objections
A Texas federal judge certified a class and approved a settlement resolving claims that Mortgage Contracting Services exposed employees' and customers' personal data in an alleged December 2023 cyberattack.
Texas Federal Court Holds COVID Mask Seller Liable for Breach, Conversion, and Theft Over Unspent $5.25M Deposit
A Quebec hospital network that paid $5.25 million upfront for pandemic masks it never received wins partial summary judgment on contract, conversion, and theft claims after the seller spent the deposit on personal expenses and unrelated business deals.
Eastern District of Texas Transfers Antitrust Case Against Panini America to Dallas
The Eastern District of Texas granted Panini America's motion to transfer venue to the Northern District of Texas in an antitrust suit alleging the trading card manufacturer excluded a competitor from the premium sports card market.
Caremark Oversight Claims Drive Leadership Fight in Globe Life Shareholder Derivative Suit
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas overhauled the leadership structure in a consolidated shareholder derivative suit against Globe Life Inc., appointing Plymouth County Retirement Association as lead plaintiff and Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law...
E.D. Tex. Admits Experian Expert Testimony on Credit Report Errors Based on Experience, Excludes Specific Economic Damages
Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the E.D. Tex. granted in part and denied in part Experian’s motion to strike or limit the testimony of plaintiff Ronald Alexander Garcia Delgado’s expert, Douglas Hollon.
E.D. Tex. Denies Toyota’s Motions to Dismiss and Strike Class Allegations in Door Lock Actuator Defect Case
Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas denied Toyota’s motions to dismiss and strike class allegations in a putative nationwide class action regarding defective door lock actuators, resolving key procedural hurdles for Rule 23 certification.
Securities Fraud Suit Over Orthofix-SeaSpine Merger Survives on Warranty Misrepresentation, But Exchange Act Claims Dismissed for Lack of Loss Causation
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas kept alive Securities Act claims tied to a false representation in the Orthofix-SeaSpine merger agreement, while dismissing the Exchange Act fraud counts because plaintiffs' own allegations undercut their los...