News from February 2014
Texas company sues Apple for allegedly infringing on touchscreen patent
MARSHALL, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- A Texas-based company is suing Apple Inc. in federal court, accusing the maker of the popular iPhone and iPad of patent infringement.
Visual clustering allowed Garlock to quickly sort through asbestos claims information
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Garlock Sealing Technologies was able to prove that a number of asbestos plaintiffs' attorneys had been gaming the asbestos trust system at Garlock's expense in a recent bankruptcy court while utilizing a new visual classification technology.
Asbestos plaintiff drops military claims, has lawsuit sent back to state court
Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse in Sacramento, Calif.
Mostyn is treasurer of a multimillion dollar super PAC
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Thought to be a "super lawyer" by some groups, Houston attorney Steve Mostyn also doubles as a treasurer of a super PAC.
More than 100 companies, business associations say they're against possible expansion of CBM program
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Last week, a group of more than 100 companies and business associations urged federal lawmakers to reject efforts to expand the Transitional Program for Covered Business Patents, also known as the CBM program.
Class action over Grand Theft Auto dismissed
George E. Brown, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse