Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company v. Protostorm, LLC et al

  1. July 21, 2016

    Protostorm Takes Malpractice Coverage Row To 4th Circ.

    Protostorm said on Thursday it intends to appeal to the Fourth Circuit a federal judge's ruling that a Virginia law firm's malpractice insurance policy for $5 million, not $10 million, applies to a verdict for botching a client's online game patent.

  2. June 23, 2016

    $8M Patent Malpractice Award Just Partly Covered, Judge Says

    A Virginia law firm's malpractice insurance policy for $5 million, not $10 million, applies to a verdict for botching a client's online game patent, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, leaving the firm responsible for a larger share of the $8 million award.

  3. April 18, 2016

    Legal Malpractice Insurer Says Cap Applies In Antonelli Row

    Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. told a Virginia federal court Friday it doesn't have to cover all of ​an $8 million jury verdict against Antonelli Terry Stout & Kraus LLP for botching a client's patent application, saying a policy limit applies.

  4. April 11, 2016

    Antonelli, Protostorm Fight For Coverage Of Malpractice Spat

    Protostorm LLC and Antonelli Terry Stout & Kraus LLP, the firm hit by a jury with an $8 million judgment for botching Protostorm's patent application, each asked a Virginia federal judge Friday to deny a bid by the firm's malpractice insurer to partially escape coverage, saying the insurer mischaracterizes when the claims arose.

  5. April 01, 2016

    Antonelli Insurer Must Pay Full Malpractice Award, Court Told

    Protostorm LLC urged a Virginia federal judge Friday to rule that the malpractice insurer for Antonelli Terry Stout & Kraus LLP must pay the entire $8 million judgment a jury leveled against the firm for a botched patent application, contending that the policy provides for up to $10 million in coverage.

  6. March 28, 2016

    Insurer Seeks Win In Antonelli Malpractice Coverage Suit

    The malpractice insurer for Antonelli Terry Stout & Kraus LLP asked a Virginia federal judge Friday for a quick decision that it owes only a portion of the $8 million judgment a jury leveled against the firm for a botched patent application because the errors occurred before its policy was in place.

  7. March 03, 2016

    Antonelli Insurer Can't Skirt Discovery, Ex-IP Client Says

    A former patent client of Antonelli Terry Stout & Kraus on Wednesday urged a Virginia federal court to reject a bid for limited discovery by the firm's malpractice insurer, which is looking to limit its responsibility for an $8 million judgment against Antonelli, arguing nothing in the case supports the move.

  8. November 10, 2015

    Antonelli Insurer Says It Owes Only $5M In Malpractice Suit

    A malpractice insurance provider on Monday asked a Virginia federal court to declare that it is only responsible for $5 million of the $8 million judgment awarded to an ex-client of Antonelli Terry Stout & Kraus LLP over an allegedly botched patent application.