DALLAS – The battle continues in a high-profile case in Texas as Facebook Inc. subsidiary Oculus engaged in post-trial motions recently before U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade arguing no evidence proves the jury’s finding that resulted in a $500 million award to video game maker ZeniMax Media Inc.
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office filed a lawsuit against a Texas construction company that allegedly cost consumers thousands of dollars in a home-building scam.
LUFKIN – A former deputy clerk in the Angelina County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office asserts that she was wrongfully terminated over a social media post and has filed a lawsuit against the county and former Tax Assessor-Collector Thelma Sherman.
HOUSTON – A Houston-based Asian fusion restaurant and food chain is suing a former employee and her daughter, claiming the pair defamed it on social media.
HOUSTON – A former adult entertainer accuses Facebook of publishing information erroneously identifying her as transgender and has pursued legal action against the popular social media Web site in the United States District Court of the Southern District of Texas.
HOUSTON – The son of deceased former National Basketball Association superstar Moses Malone has taken a Houston restaurant to court following what he claims was an assault by several men.
A Rhode Island-based photographer has pursued legal action on claims a group of barbershops used her photographs without permission, recent Houston federal court records show.
MARSHALL DIVISION
March 17
Verify Smart Corp. v. Twitter, Inc. 2:16-cv-00235-JRG
Verify Smart Corp. v. USAA 2:16-cv-00236-JRG
Verify Smart Corp. v. Salesforce.com, Inc. 2:16-cv-00237-JRG
Verify Smart Corp. v. Dropbox, Inc. 2:16-cv-00238-JRG
Verify Smart Corp. v. Basecamp, Inc. 2:16-cv-00239-JRG
AUSTIN - A federal Texas judge recently tossed an email patent lawsuit against Facebook, finding that the plaintiff’s claims of infringement were more “abstract” than substantial.
Dallas-based TTNA, Inc. has brought a lawsuit against a gentlemen’s club in New York on claims the defendant committed trademark infringement and false advertising by using a similar name as the plaintiff, per recent Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division records.
Social media accounts belonging to the two politicians representing Texas in the U.S. Senate were active Monday with tweets and posts honoring Chris Kyle, the retired Navy SEAL featured in the mega hit movie “American Sniper.”
