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Viasat, Inc. v. Western Digital Corporation et al
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July 12, 2023
Gibson Dunn Beats Viasat DQ Bid In Patent Dispute
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday sided with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP in a conflict arising from the firm's hiring of a Shearman & Sterling LLP attorney, which Viasat Inc. claimed barred Gibson Dunn from representing the telecom company's opponent Western Digital Technologies in a patent dispute.
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June 29, 2023
Gibson Dunn 'Cavalier' About Shearman Conflict, Viasat Says
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has taken a "cavalier" approach to a conflict arising from its hiring of a Shearman & Sterling LLP attorney, California telecom company Viasat Inc. said in urging a Texas federal court to disqualify the firm from representing digital storage company Western Digital Technologies in a patent dispute.
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June 22, 2023
Gibson Dunn Says Shearman Hire Does Not DQ Firm In IP Suit
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has taken aim at California telecom company Viasat Inc.'s bid to disqualify the firm in a Texas federal court patent dispute due to a firm attorney's recent move from Shearman & Sterling LLP, blasting the tactic as a "sword" to "hamstring" its client's defense.
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June 09, 2023
Gibson Dunn Faces DQ Bid In IP Suit Over Shearman Hire
California telecom company Viasat Inc. says an attorney's recent move from Shearman & Sterling LLP to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP bars Gibson Dunn from representing the telecom's opponent, digital storage company Western Digital Technologies, in a Texas federal court patent dispute.
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December 20, 2022
In Sinking Transfer Bid, Albright Rips 'Unprepared' Expert
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas said he's rejecting a bid to transfer a patent suit the digital storage company Western Digital Technologies Inc. is facing from a rival because of how "unprepared" the company's legal team was during a deposition, the same day the Patent Trial and Appeal Board agreed to eye arguments from Western Digital that one of the patents isn't valid.
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December 15, 2022
Western Digital Can't Pare Down Viasat's Patent Suit
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has refused to trim a suit accusing data storage company Western Digital Technologies of infringing patents owned by communications company Viasat, finding that Viasat has adequately alleged the claims at issue.