MAG Aerospace Industries Inc v. B/E Aerospace Inc

  1. January 15, 2015

    B/E Aerospace Tries To Flush Rival's Toilet Patent Claims

    B/E Aerospace Inc. on Thursday urged a California federal judge to toss rival MAG Aerospace Industries Inc.'s patent suit over parts of a vacuum toilet for use on aircraft, seeking judgments of noninfringement and saying the patents are invalid as indefinite and anticipated by prior art.

  2. August 28, 2014

    Irell 'Train Wreck' Exposes Risks Of Deposition Tactics

    A judge's decision declaring a deposition a "train wreck" because an Irell & Manella LLP attorney repeatedly objected that the opposing counsel's questions were too vague can serve as a lesson about the dangers of helping witnesses avoid answering questions, attorneys say.

  3. August 26, 2014

    Judge Blasts Irell & Manella's 'Train Wreck' IP Deposition

    Ruling that a B/E Aerospace Inc. employee evaded questions during a deposition in a patent case while his attorney from Irell & Manella LLP wasted time with inappropriate objections, a California federal judge has ordered B/E to reimburse plaintiff MAG Aerospace Industries Inc. for a deposition he called a "train wreck."