John Saba of Wittliff | Cutter, wins a patent infringement jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas

John Saba of Wittliff | Cutter, wins a patent infringement jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas

Wittliff | Cutter partner John Saba won a patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of its client Lone Star. After a five day trial, an 8 person jury unanimously found Defendant ASUS had infringed Lone Star’s patent on display technology and awarded a reasonable royalty for damages. To learn more about the case, read the Law 360 article covering the trial.

Changes to Privacy Shield in the Wake of Brexit

Changes to Privacy Shield in the Wake of Brexit

On January 31, 2020, the International Trade Association’s Privacy Shield Team issued guidance concerning changes to Privacy Shield Framework in the wake of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. For those wondering how Brexit will impact cross-border data transfers, here are a couple items to note.

Partner Reid Wittliff Presents Two Classes Focusing on Technology Law

Partner Reid Wittliff Presents Two Classes Focusing on Technology Law

Partner Reid Wittliff recently taught two classes focused on technology law. On April 5, Reid taught an eDiscovery and Digital Forensics lecture to the University of Texas School of Law Technology in Litigation class. The presentation focused on the effective use of discovery to obtain digital evidence and the process digital forensics examiners use to identify, capture, preserver and present digital evidence in litigation.

New Federal Rule 37(e) May Help Companies Avoid Spoliation Claims

New Federal Rule 37(e) May Help Companies Avoid Spoliation Claims

Revised Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) entitled “Failure to Preserve Electronically Stored Information” was included in the package of rules the US Supreme Court recently transmitted to Congress. If Congress does not act, the rule will become effective on December 1, 2015. The chair of the Advisory Committee on Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Judge David Campbell, described the task of drafting this rule as “the most challenging task any of us on the committee have ever undertaken.”