MARSHALL, Texas – A federal jury has awarded biotechnology company Seagen Inc. $41.8 million in a patent infringement lawsuit against Daiichi Sankyo Co. LTD, for infringing a cancer treatment pharmaceutical patent developed by Seagen. The four-day trial took place in U.S. Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s courtroom in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall. As…
read moreLONGVIEW, Texas – Ward, Smith & Hill trial attorney Brett F. Miller has earned selection to the 2022 edition of Texas Rising Stars for his expertise in civil litigation. The listing highlights the best young attorneys in the state. Mr. Miller’s expertise involves business and employment disputes as well as cases involving non-competes and…
read moreLONGVIEW – Trial lawyer and former federal Judge T. John Ward of Ward, Smith & Hill is among five recipients to earn the 2022 Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award. The Texas Bar Foundation honor is given to attorneys who have practiced law for more than 50 years and who adhere to…
read moreLONGVIEW, Texas – Trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill has earned recognition as a leading intellectual property and patent litigation firm by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in America, making the 2022 Best Law Firms listing. The firm received top honors in the Tyler metro area for expertise in intellectual property and patent litigation with additional recognition for the firm’s work representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal…
read moreLONGVIEW, Texas – The National Law Journal has recognized high-stakes trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill in its Verdicts Hall of Fame, a list of the nation’s largest jury verdicts between 2016 and 2020. The Longview-based law firm was recognized by the publication for its role in securing verdicts for software and technology company VirnetX in…
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