U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
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Client Services alleged to have failed to clearly identify original creditor in collection letter
BEAUMONT – A Missouri-based debt collector is alleged to have mailed a misleading collection letter that does not clearly identify the current creditor. -
AMCOL Systems alleged to have failed to remove paid balance from credit report
SHERMAN – A Collin County consumer alleges that a debt collector failed to remove an account after it was paid. -
Data analyst alleges Capital One Services paid men in similar positions more than women
BEAUMONT – A female employee of a credit card service company alleges she was paid less than similarly situated male co-workers. -
Gilstrap grants partial new trial to Google in patent infringement suit
MARSHALL – Google has been granted partial post-trial relief in a patent infringement suit over malicious software protection for computer systems. -
Texas AG praises Trump nomination of Deputy Solicitor General Campbell Barker to federal court in Tyler
AUSTIN – On Jan. 23, Attorney General Ken Paxton praised President Donald Trump’s nomination of Deputy Solicitor General J. Campbell Barker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. -
Tamnine LLC clerk alleges she is owed unpaid wages, overtime compensation
SHERMAN – A woman alleges she was not paid the appropriate overtime rate while employed as a convenience store clerk. -
Court declines to grant enhanced damages in Motorola patent infringement ruling
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. -
Supreme Court Removes Patent Litigation from the Heartland of Texas
For years, patent assertion entities have filed patent lawsuits against retailers in federal court in Texas. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC may give retailers the ability to insist they defend such lawsuits on their home turf. -
Court seals documents in dispute between Ericsson, TCL Communications over patent
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. -
Consumer alleges TranzVia LLC made unlawful solicitation calls
BEAUMONT – A Plano company is alleged to have unlawfully called a Maryland man for marketing purposes. -
Tyler consumer alleges three organizations reported inaccurate statements on credit report
TYLER – A Tyler consumer alleges his credit was damaged because of the actions of three entities. -
Consumer claims Transworld Systems Inc. kept calling despite requests to stop
BEAUMONT – A Roanoke consumer alleges a debt collector harassed her with repeated calls. -
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC accused of harassing consumer with calls
BEAUMONT – A Tyler consumer alleges he was harassed with calls from a debt collector. -
East Texas jury levies $21M verdict against Hughes Network Systems for patent infringement
MARSHALL – An East Texas jury recently found Hughes Network Systems should pay a defense contractor more than $21 million in damages for infringing a broadband patent used at offshore drilling sites. -
Consumer claims ConServe failed to identify it was a debt collector in voicemails
BEAUMONT – A Corinth consumer alleges that a debt collector has communicated with her illegally. -
Consumer claims E.A. Uffman & Associates Inc. failed to disclose calls were attempts to collect debt
BEAUMONT – A Beaumont woman alleges a Baton Rouge debt collector is using deceptive practices with its calls. -
Federal judge finds TC Heartland argument ‘unpersuasive,’ wants patent suit on East Texas docket
TYLER – The U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas, a favorite venue for patent litigation, will hold on to at least one more patent lawsuit for the time being, as a federal judge recently found a defendant’s TC Heartland argument “unpersuasive.” -
Sons of inventor drop patent suit against Disney over MagicBand device
BEAUMONT – The sons of a Texas inventor who challenged Disney Parks and Resorts for allegedly infringing their father’s patented wireless connecting system without authorization have dropped voluntarily their suit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. -
Report says patent cases in Texas court may decrease by 1,000 per year after Supreme Court decision
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court's May 22 decision to reduce the states in which patent owners are allowed to file infringement lawsuits is expected to reduce 1,000 cases per year in Eastern Texas and increase cases in the District of Delaware by 500, Unified Patents has predicted. -
Consumer alleges debt collector violated phone privacy law
BEAUMONT — A consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against a debt collector, alleging violation of telephone harassment statutes.