Eastern District federal jury says mobile device supplier infringed smartphone patents MARSHALL, Texas – A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall has ordered the fourth-largest supplier of mobile devices in the U.S. to pay $31.5 million for infringing two technology patents owned by DataQuill Ltd. China-based ZTE Corp., which…
read moreLONGVIEW, Texas – Three attorneys from Longview, Texas-based Ward & Smith have been named to the exclusive 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list in recognition of their civil litigation work for clients. Ward & Smith founders T. John “Johnny” Ward Jr
read moreLongview, Texas – Former federal judge T. John Ward of Longview, Texas’ Ward & Smith has been inducted into the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), one of the world’s most-respected legal organizations. Judge Ward was inducted during the organization’s recent Mid-Year Meeting in Chicago. For almost 60 years, the IATL has cultivated the science of jurisprudence, promoted…
read moreLONGVIEW, Texas – The Texas law firm Ward & Smith is proud to announce that Claire Abernathy Henry and Wesley Hill have been selected to the 2013 Texas Rising Stars listing of the top young attorneys in the state. This marks Ms. Henry’s second selection based on her intellectual property litigation expertise. Mr. Hill earned his third selection based on his…
read moreSHERMAN, Texas – Longview’s Ward & Smith, which co-counseled with Armstrong Teasdale LLP of St. Louis, Mo., successfully defended an Arkansas-based tortilla chip manufacturer and its holding company against Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay North America, Inc.’s claims of trademark infringement, patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation, obtaining a complete defense jury verdict in the U.S. District Court for…
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