AmLaw Litigation Daily has named McKool Smith's trial team as "Litigators of the Week" runners-up for securing a complete defense verdict for AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Ericsson and Nokia in a consolidated patent case brought by ASUS Technology Licensing, Innovative Sonic, Celerity IP and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The jury found that AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile did not infringe any of the nine asserted claims across the three patents-in-suit, and that all nine claims are invalid. It also found that the carriers, Ericsson and Nokia had negotiated in good faith, while the plaintiffs and ASUSTeK breached their own obligation to offer a license on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.
More details about the case can be found here.
The trial team included lead counsel Nick Mathews and Warren Lipschitz along with Principals Erik Fountain, Matt Cameron, Eliza Beeney, Kevin Hess, Eric Hansen, Blake Bailey, John Briody, Jonathan Powers, and Associates Clare Churchman, Sam Moore, Chris Leone, Jamie Levien, Joseph Micheli, and Arden Seavers. Co-counsel included Deron Dacus.
The full list can be found here.
