On December 29, 2022, Judge Albright issued two orders applying the customer suit exception to Plaintiff Topia's patent infringement claims against defendants Sailpoint, Vistra, and Clear Channel...

Judge Albright dismissed Plaintiff Fare Technologies LLC's complaint against Lyft, Inc. for failure to plead that Defendant has a server in W.D. Tex. that could comprise the "computer" of the asserted...

On September 30, 2021, plaintiff Sightline Payments sued four Everi entities for infringement of five patents related to cashless transactions for the gaming industry.

On December 29, 2021, Judge Albright granted Lenovo USA and Motorola's motion to dismiss for improper venue in Gesture Technology Partners LLC v. Lenovo Group.

On June 8, 2022, Judge Albright granted Defendant Lone Star National Bancshares-Texas, Inc.'s ("Lone Star") motion to stay pending an instituted IPR filed in December 2021.

On November 11, 2022, Judge Albright resolved a discovery dispute over the appropriate scope of the patent prosecution bar in a protective order in favor of the defendants' broader proposal.

On February 7, 2022, Judge Yeakel stayed Bell Semiconductor LLC v. NXP Semiconductors N.V. et al. pending IPRs on three of Plaintiff's seven asserted patents.

ModernaTx, Inc. v. Arbutus Biopharma Corp., No. 2020-2329 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 1, 2021)...

The Federal Circuit, considering only one patent on appeal, affirmed the district court's denial of JMOL of invalidity and reversed the district court's denial of JMOL of no infringement.

This case considers the appropriate standard for determining if prior art is analogous for purposes of determining unpatentability.

Cosmokey Solutions GMBH & Co. KG v. Duo Security LLC, FKA Duo Security, Inc., 2020-2043 (Fed. Cir. 2021)...

On August 20, 2021, Judge Albright denied Quest Diagnostic Inc.'s motion to transfer Ravgen Inc.'s patent infringement lawsuit to the Central District of California (CDCA).

In a significant decision announced this week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to prosecute a private equity (PE) firm after the firm voluntarily disclosed sanctions and export...

On August 20, the U.S. government took a number of actions against Russian oil pipelines Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream, including heightening sanctioned activities related to the construction...

Chicago Office Managing Partner Bill O'Neil shares his journey from aspiring trial lawyer to firm leader, revealing how the discipline of daily routines, family commitments, and courtroom performance intersect to create career-defining moments. Through a personal lens spanning from coaching his daughter's basketball team to high-stakes litigation, O'Neil demonstrates how the mindset of persuasion and leadership extends far beyond the courtroom.

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey's dismissal of several claims in Cohen v. Subaru Corporation exemplifies the utility of the economic loss rule and puffery arguments...

Today, companies often use endorsements and testimonials to advertise and market their products and services on both traditional and social media.

On February 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission released a staff statement that clarifies that meme coins, defined as "a type of crypto asset inspired by internet memes, characters, current events, or trends for which the promoter seeks to attract an enthusiastic online community to purchase the meme coin and engage in its trading," are not securities.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 sent to President Biden for his signature on December 16, 2022, contains a major expansion of the Capital Construction...

On May 25, the Biden administration announced an effort with the State of California to advance certain areas of California's northern and central coastal waters for offshore wind farms opening up...