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Clients and CasesThe firm has established a fast-growing practice in high-tech, intellectual property and related litigation, including litigation in the emerging law of cyberspace.  Steve Jackson Games (USDC, Austin) Represented Steve Jackson Games in suit against the United States Secret Service. This lawsuit defined the boundaries of legal protection for electronic publishers and electronic mail, and set the limits on government law enforcement officials searching for evidence of illegal computer hacking. Motorola v. Hitachi (USDC, Austin) Served as local counsel for Hitachi with trial responsibility for damages issues. Dispute concerned whether Hitachi infringed Motorola patents in its H-16 and H-32 microcontrollers and whether, even if they did, Hitachi was licensed to use that technology. Hitachi also had a patent infringement claim that Motorola's 68000-series microprocessor infringed Hitachi patents. Sterling Drug v. Intermedics (USDC, Austin) Served with patent counsel representing Intermedics and related companies (Intermedics Orthopedics, CarboMedics and Calcitek, Inc.) in first patent infringement suit tried before Austin federal Judge James Nowlin. CarboMedics, Inc. v. Wessex Medical, Ltd. (USDC, Austin) Dispute over termination of English distributor for heart valves, which involved, in part, the use or misuse of confidential information. Intermedics Orthopedics v. Encore Orthopedics
(State Court, Austin) Represented orthopedics company against former
president and key employees on covenant not to compete.
Represented distributor TTI in trade secrets and patent infringement actions involving specialized chemical used to fade denim fabric. Calder Digital Development v. CompuSeis, Schlumberger & Geco-Prakla (State Court, Georgetown, Texas) Represented Calder Digital Development in a lawsuit concerning theft of trade secrets. Staktek v. RTB (State Court, Austin) Theft of trade secrets lawsuit. AFEX Corporation v. Texas A&M (State Court, Austin) Misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit. Dell Computer Represented Dell in connection with a shareholders class action suit. Device Unique Technology v. Aerotech (State Court, Georgetown, Texas) Seizure of computers and theft of trade secrets case. Tekniko v. CSI Consulting Breach of contract concerning software technology. Unisys Corporation (Formerly Burroughs) in disputes over the installation and performance of computer hardware and software.
USSI (Users Systems Services, Inc. v. Unisys Corporation (USDC, San Antonio) Dispute in which major Unisys mainframe user had contracted with a software supplier to purchase software and was using the software to develop new software in cooperation with Unisys. Software supplier then sued, claiming that Unisys and purchaser had used confidential information in the form of techniques that were not conveyed with the software. Communication Specialists, Inc. v. Mast (State Court, Austin) Reviewed issue of whether former employee's new software, which performed functions similar to former employer's software, infringed the copyright on the employer's software. Aaron Rents, Inc./r:tracs v. (USDC, Austin) Represented national rental company in dispute with computer hardware and software supplier over suitability of computer hardware and software. VDO v. Southland (State Court, Austin) Represented Southland Corp. in dispute with videotape marketer VDO over performance of contract where primary issue concerned the availability and adequacy of computerized operation of the video rental transaction. Tisoft, Inc. v. The Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company (USDC, Austin) Dispute involving software development and modification for the printing of bank checks. Purcell Development Corporation, et al. v. Tomen America, Inc. (State Court, Austin) A multimillion dollar breach of partnership agreement, real estate development and usury case in which a very substantial recovery was had for the client. Pride Refining Corporation A series of cases involving claims for control of the company and management of the board of directors. Caterpillar, Inc. A multimillion dollar dispute between Caterpillar and The State of Texas over franchise taxes. City of Austin
The Hearst Corporation Contract dispute with Dr. Lawrence Lamb. Multimedia Corporation An antitrust suit involving claims arising from supplying the Rush Limbaugh show. Shareholders of Healthcare America, Inc. A class action claim for stock fraud. TCA Building Company A dispute with Northwestern Resources Company involving coal mining. Texas Association of School Boards Workers' Compensation Fund Suits relating to the management of a self funded workers compensation program. Tommy & Linda Thompson A dispute regarding the sale of an $800,000 house. Representative Clients
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