A federal jury in Marshall on Friday ordered Motorola Mobility to pay $9.17 million for deliberately infringing on a small Plano-based licensing firm’s patents for technology that helps create high-definition voice for cell phones. The win is the latest for Saint Lawrence Communications in patent fights in the U.S. and Germany against seven of the world’s largest cell-phone makers.
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Chief Judge Stewart Appointed to Judicial Conference Executive Committee
Chief Justice John Roberts has appointed Carl Stewart, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, to the seven-member Executive Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference.
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The class action lawsuit alleged that the Dallas luxury retailer suffered a data breach that spanned six months and exposed payment information for 350,000 shoppers.
Plaintiffs have also hailed the lawsuit as a victory for securing customer payment information.
DBJ: Law firm moves headquarters to Dallas’ Union project
Akin Gump has confirmed its corporate office move to three floors within The Union Dallas, a mixed-use development under construction near Uptown Dallas.
DBJ: Law firm moves headquarters to Dallas’ Union project
Akin Gump has confirmed its corporate office move to three floors within The Union Dallas, a mixed-use development under construction near Uptown Dallas.
DBJ: Law firm moves headquarters to Dallas' Union project
Akin Gump has confirmed its corporate office move to three floors within The Union Dallas, a mixed-use development under construction near Uptown Dallas.
Texas Lawbook Exclusive: Business Law Firms Announce Record Rate Hikes – GCs Respond
Two-dozen corporate general counsel tell The Texas Lawbook that their outside law firms are raising rates to record high levels. Scores of Texas business lawyers now charge $1,000 or more per hour and another 200 are likely to cross the $1,000-an-hour threshold in the next couple years.