This post summarizes some of the significant developments from the Texas District Courts for the month of February 2025....more
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini discussed the case in which a defendant in an alleged fraud scheme moved to sever his case from those of his alleged co-conspirators. The court denied the motion since the defendant...more
On May 26, 2017, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted plaintiffs’ request to sever and stay fiduciary duty breach claims settled with directors of Good Technology Corporation (“Good”) and...more
Stark, C. J. Defendant’s motion to sever and stay claims regarding one patent is denied. Plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings is deferred for further briefing. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted...more
In re Nintendo of America, Inc. - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a denial of a motion to sever and transfer, directing the district court to grant petitioner’s motion because the transferee...more
In re Toyota Motor Corporation - Granting a defendants’ petition for a writ of mandamus, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ordered the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to transfer a...more
The Federal Circuit recently confirmed that district courts must still exercise discretion in deciding motions to sever where the heightened joinder requirements of the AIA are satisfied. In In re Nintendo, Co.¸ __...more