179 results for 'court:"USDC Eastern District of Texas "'.
J. Schroeder adopts the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge, overrules the parties' objections, and denies-in-part summary judgment in a suit brought under the Sherman Act over a company's alleged tactics to "maintain supracompetitive pricing" of its products in markets for networking equipment and services. Summary judgment is granted as to the Section 1 conspiracy and tying claims, but there is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the company's tactics constituted anticompetitive conduct.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Schroeder, Filed On: January 17, 2024, Case #: 5:22cv53, NOS: Antitrust - Other Suits, Categories: Antitrust, Civil Procedure, Communications
J. Crone grants authorization to the worker to use alternative service for his personal injury suit against the vessel owner, which is a citizen of Mexico. The worker's attempts at traditional service through the Hague Convention have been unsuccessful, so he may email the complaint to the specified email addresses used in previous attempts at informal service because none of those emails "bounced back." Also, the worker should use service by publication in Spanish in the newspaper El Norte, since this would likely reach the owner.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Crone, Filed On: January 12, 2024, Case #: 1:21cv69, NOS: Marine - Contract, Categories: Civil Procedure, International Law, Maritime
Want access to unlimited case records and advanced research tools? Create your free CasePortal account now. No credit card required to register.
Try CasePortal for Free
J. Gilstrap rules in favor of the plaintiff company in finding it is not liable for breach of Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory licensing (FRAND) obligations as to the patents-in-suit based on the prior patent owner's conduct. The applicable French law does not "allow imputation of a prior patent owner���s conduct to a subsequent owner when determining if the subsequent owner has breached the FRAND commitment regarding standard essential patents." Though, the defendant company may present evidence of such conduct by the prior patent owner to defend against the willful infringement allegations.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Gilstrap, Filed On: January 8, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv78, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, International Law, Patent
J. Mazzant grants summary judgment to the apartment complex owner and dismisses most of a former tenant's claims that stem from his arrest by federal agents for threatening messages he posted on social media while in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. The former tenant's claim for wrongful eviction fails since the evidence indicates he "voluntarily vacated his apartment" when the apartment owner posted a notice to vacate. Also, the invasion of privacy claim fails since it was federal law enforcement who executed the search warrants and arrested the tenant at his apartment, and the apartment owner's disclosure of the tenant's rental application to the federal agents was not an "act of intrusion."
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Mazzant, Filed On: January 3, 2024, Case #: 4:22cv787, NOS: Rent Lease & Ejectment - Real Property, Categories: Landlord Tenant, Tort, Emotional Distress
J. Jordan grants the company's motions to compel in a trademark case involving the alleged sale of infringing products on Amazon Storefronts. The company's former independent distributors are ordered to amend or supplement their initial disclosures and discovery responses due to their prior conflicting and confusing responses on key issues in the case. "To say that defendants have some explaining to do is an understatement."
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Jordan, Filed On: December 13, 2023, Case #: 4:22cv900, NOS: Trademark - Property Rights, Categories: Sanctions, Trademark, Discovery
J. Kernodle grants default judgment to the company in a breach of contract suit, in which the accused solar business did not pay for lead generation services. The default judgment is appropriate based on the relevant factors, and the company stated proper claims for relief and is owed actual damages of $169,617, plus $3,920 in attorney fees.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Kernodle, Filed On: December 7, 2023, Case #: 6:23cv392, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Civil Procedure, Contract
J. Kernodle grants default judgment to the company on its breach of contract claim for unpaid consulting services. The relevant factors support the default judgment, and there is sufficient evidence to support the $94,273 in damages sought by the company on its claims.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Kernodle, Filed On: December 5, 2023, Case #: 6:23cv262, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Civil Procedure, Damages, Contract
J. Mazzant grants-in-part the requestor's motion for clarification of a prior memorandum opinion and order in a Freedom of Information Act case involving information relating to Seth Rich. The federal government is ordered to produce a Vaughn index addressing the responsive information regarding Rich's work laptop, DVD, tape drive and a compact disk having images of Rich's personal laptop.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Mazzant, Filed On: November 28, 2023, Case #: 4:20cv447, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Civil Procedure, Public Record, Agency