The Waco patent rocket docket days may be over. WDTX Chief Judge Orlando Garcia issued an order Monday that requires that all new patent infringement lawsuits filed in the Waco Division be immediately assigned randomly to the district’s 12 federal judges. The order seems designed to end Judge Alan Albright’s three-year run as the federal judge handling the most patent cases in the U.S. The patent litigation bar is speaking out and they are not happy about the new order. The Texas Lawbook has the details.
Litigation Roundup: Nike Ghosts Patent Lawsuit, Tennis Star Double Faults in Court of Law, Energy Transfer Sued
Two jury verdicts that exceed $1 billion, including abortion issues involving Southwest Airlines and the adjudication of long-anticipated Dallas Police and Fire Pension dispute. Two new lawsuits against two major North Texas corporations — one involving alleged illegal horizontal drilling and another involving boiling water poured on customers. Two Ukrainian nationals accused of money laundering strike plea deals with federal prosecutors. All that and more in this week’s Litigation Roundup.
Departing-Employee Lawsuits Are a Tough Racket, Panel Says
Experts at a Texas Lawbook CLE say even top litigators struggle with the lightning pace of suits to stop departing workers from stealing customers and trade secrets.
Texas Lawbook Hires Law360 Litigation Reporter Michelle Casady
Michelle Casady joins Natalie Posgate, who has been with The Lawbook for a decade, and former Dallas Morning News writer and editor Bruce Tomaso in covering litigation for The Lawbook.
“Michelle’s tremendous experience and knowledge in covering Texas courts will mean The Lawbook will provide our readers with more breaking news stories and more in-depth coverage of litigation trends and personalities than ever before at any news publication in Texas,” said Posgate. “Michelle is a highly respected and gifted reporter and we are greatly pleased to be working with her now as a colleague rather than against her as a competitor.”