Multiple news media outlets are covering Caldwell Cassady & Curry’s recent $445.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Collision Communications Inc. against Samsung.
In addition to being featured in the “Legal Lions of the Week” column from the national legal publication Law360, the verdict has garnered headlines in The Texas Lawbook, Texas Lawyer, Reuters, Bloomberg, and other news outlets.
The Texas Lawbook report, “Samsung Hit with $445.5M Verdict in EDTX Infringement Trial,” details how the firm’s clients held multiple meetings with Samsung officials to discuss the key wireless communications technology covered by Collision Communications’ patents. However, Samsung declined to license the patents and instead communicated internally about how the company could avoid licensing the technology.
Brad Caldwell served as lead counsel for Collision Communications, which was also represented at trial by the firm’s Chris Stewart, Justin Nemunaitis, Aisha Mahmood Haley, John Summers, Seth Reich, James Smith, James Yang, Alexander Gras, and Xu Zhou.
In an interview with Texas Lawbook, Brad discussed the day during trial when Samsung’s true intentions were finally revealed to his client.
“Sitting at counsel table and watching our client read, for the first time, what Samsung was saying about him and his company 12 years ago, that was a bit unique and, kind of moving, I would say, because you see them literally saying ‘Wait if their stuff is good why don’t we work with them?’ and someone else says ‘If we do that we’ll have to pay for it.’”
The jury in Marshall issued the unanimous verdict after four and a half days of testimony and roughly two hours of deliberations in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
In Texas Lawyer, Brad described how he approached the case’s technical aspects involving complex patents used in 4G and 5G technology before the East Texas jury.
“Juries are extremely good judges of character and honesty and preparation and sincerity. By being thoughtful and careful with how you teach them the technology, combined with presenting witnesses that are very well prepared and thorough and clear, you’re able to try these more technical cases in front of a jury.”
Read the entire Texas Lawbook story here and the Texas Lawyer report here.