May 18, 2021 Congrats to Jason Dennis, Greg Brassfield, and the entire trial team from Lynn, Pinker, Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP on their $3M jury verdict in Dallas in a dispute involving fiduciary duty and contract issues among family members. The emotional dynamics embedded in these cases, where family member are litigating, always presents an extra challenge for jurors to sort through in order to focus on what is fair. But there is always a key decision-driver, and it is no surprise that the professionals at LPHS were strategic in their approach, making it easy for this jury to get it right. And kudos to my colleague Emily McDonald for helping pick yet another winning jury and providing insight. It was a privilege and a pleasure to play a role in this success story. Lastly, thanks to the jury for its time and service as well as Judge Purdy and her staff.
May 4, 2022 Congrats to Blair Robinson, Krissy Katzenstein, Paul Evans, and Ben Davis from Baker McKenzie, LLP on their defense verdict in Miami, FL for CBS. This was an employment and matter with large-scale ramifications for CBS if things went south. It was a pleasure and a privilege to play a role in this success story. And thanks to the South Florida jury for their time and service.
May 3, 2022 Congrats to Jeff Patterson and his team from Hartline Barger, LLP in their defense verdict on behalf of Navistar in Dallas, TX. This was a product defect case involving a trucking accident. Jeff is a master in the courtroom, and its no wonder the jury got this one right. It was a pleasure and a privilege to play a role in this success story. And thanks to the Dallas County jury for their time and service.
May 2, 2022 Congrats to Matt Moore, Max Grant, Charles Sanders, and the entire trial team from Latham & Watkins, LLP, along with Jack Blumenfeld of Morris Nichols, LLP, on their defense verdict in a patent infringement trial in Fed Ct. in Delaware. Not only did the jury find no infringement by our client Irving Consumer Products, they also invalidated the patents asserted by the Plaintiff. The jury got it right because this team was well-prepared and skillful in the courtroom. It was a pleasure and a privilege to play a role in their success. As always, kudos to the jury for its time and service, as well as Judge Andrews for keeping the wheels of justice moving along.
December 13, 2021 Congrats to the trial teams from the Monsour Law Firm, the law firm of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, and the Thomas J. Henry Law Firm on their $22.5M jury verdict in Federal Court in Tallahassee, FL against 3M. This was a bellwether case in the combat earplug MDL that resulted in the largest verdict of the 8 bellwether cases tried thus far. The Plaintiff was Thomas Finley, who is one of thousands of veterans who claim the 3M combat earplugs sold to the military were defective and caused hearing loss. It was a privilege and pleasure to play a role in their success story. And, as always, kudos to the trial jury for their time and service as well as the Judge and Court staff for keeping the jury system running.
November 12, 2021 Congrats to Stephen Scott, MaryJo Roberts, and the entire trial team from the Kullman Firm on their defense jury verdict in an employment case in Greenbelt, MD. This case involved race discrimination against General Dynamics/CSRA; and the jury, led by a school administrator, got it absolutely right as counsel stayed on message and hit the winning themes. It was a privilege and a pleasure to play a role in their success story. And kudos to the trial jury for their time and service as well as to the Judge and the Court staff for keeping the wheels of justice moving.
October 22, 2021 Congrats to Josh Marks, DJ Goldfarb, and Elin Harrington from Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti, LLP on their defense jury verdict in Federal Court in Denver. This was a case involving a claim for excessive use of force by a police officer. This jury selection commanded an extra, and relatively, new layer of analysis due to politics. But the jury of 7, comprised of 2 teachers, 1 of which was the foreperson, got it right. It was a pleasure to play in role in their success story. And kudos to the jury for their time and service, as well as the Judge and Court staff for keeping the wheels of justice moving.
October 8, 2021 Congrats to Eric Buresh and his team from Erise IP, as well as Melissa Smith from Gillam & Smith, LLP on their defense verdict in a patent trial in Marshall, TX on behalf of Sony. This dispute involved patents on video game features, and the East Texas jury found no infringement and that the patents cover well-understood and routine technology, which paves the way toward invalidity. It was a privilege to play a role in this. As always, kudos to the jury for their time and service, and to Judge Gilstrap and his court staff for keeping the wheels of justice moving forward.
September 13, 2021 Congrats to Peter Prynkiewicz, Shawn Oller, and the entire team from Littler Mendelson, PC as well as Southwest Airlines on their defense verdict in an employment trial in Phoenix, AZ. This case involved claims of gender discrimination and retaliation by a female former employee. Interestingly, this unanimous verdict came from a jury comprised of 6 females and 1 male, demonstrating that demographics such as gender are not entirely predictive in jury selection. It was a privilege to play a role in this success story. And, as always, kudos to the jury for their service.
August 27, 2021 Congrats to Ed Reines from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP as well as Leigh Martinson, Dan Silver, and the entire trial team from McCarter & English, LLP on their jury verdict in Delaware on behalf of ArcherDX. This patent case involved 2 life sciences patents for cancer testing; and the jury found they were infringed and awarded $4.7M. The jury also found willful infringement. It was a pleasure and a privilege to work with these professionals and play a role in their success story. Lastly, kudos to the jury for their time and service.
Congrats to Ed Reines from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP as well as Leigh Martinson, Dan Silver, and the entire trial team from McCarter & English, LLP on their jury verdict in Delaware on behalf of ArcherDX. This patent case involved 2 life sciences patents for cancer testing; and the jury found they were infringed […]