March 10, 2015
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP will continue to fight allegations it defrauded a former client when it helped file a suit against SAS Institute Inc. after having advised the company for years, according to a Tuesday court filing.
February 06, 2015
A North Carolina federal judge on Friday slapped Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP with a $426,045 judgment in a row filed by SAS Institute Inc., which alleged that the firm filed a patent infringement suit against the company after years of advising it, saying that the law firm's actions constitute fraud.
September 16, 2013
Attorneys representing Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP told a North Carolina federal judge Friday that former client SAS Institute Inc. recklessly added a former partner to a breach of contract and fraud suit over patent infringement after years of advising it.
March 23, 2011
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP lost its bid Tuesday to dismiss a breach of contract and fraud suit filed by former patent client SAS Institute Inc. after a North Carolina federal judge ruled the claims were sufficiently pled.