HOUSTON – A certified mobile phlebotomist technician has filed a class-action lawsuit against a company over allegations she was not paid the appropriate rate for overtime work.
AUSTIN – Cities and counties apparently aren’t the only ones who want to sue big oil for climate change.
On March 11 at the SXSW festival in Austin, Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a Politico podcast that he’s in talks with law firms about suing global oil companies “for knowingly killing people all over the world.”
BEAUMONT – Cathy Young has filed a petition to perpetuate the testimony of Joe Young, seeking his benzene exposure history while employed by ExxonMobil.
MARSHALL – The Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas jury has awarded Ericsson $75 million in its patent infringement case against TCL Communication Technology Holdings, agreeing that TLC infringed on the company’s patent for a software control system in mobile devices.
MARSHALL – The Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas on Dec. 8 denied enhanced damage awards for Saint Lawrence Communications (SLC) in a dispute with competitor Motorola Mobility LLC, but did award product royalties and related court costs for patent infringement by Motorola.
MARSHALL – Days after a federal judge in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas ruled on Nov. 4 that a computer software patent registered by Ericsson Inc. is not invalid, dealing a blow to a competing firm TCL Communications, case documents have been sealed.
GALVESTON — A Galveston County woman is suing a San Leon mobile park owner and a dog owner, alleging their negligence caused the plaintiff to be attacked by a dog.
SHERMAN – Imperium IP Holdings (Cayman) LTD has been granted a bill of costs extension stemming from its winning suit against Samsung Electronics Co. LTD, et al.
MARSHALL – Open TV has kicked off a series of intellectual property problems for NFL Enterprises (NFLE) after filing seven patent infringement complaints against the company.
