February 13, 2024
A North Carolina federal judge has given local security company CPI Security Systems Inc. about $8.6 million in prejudgment interest in a suit against smart home software company Vivint Smart Home Inc. over allegedly deceptive marketing tactics.
February 06, 2024
Smart home software company Vivint, saddled with a nearly $190 million verdict over allegedly deceptive marketing tactics, is taking its quest to overturn the judgment to the Fourth Circuit, following a North Carolina judge's decision to uphold the damages awarded to its competitor.
January 24, 2024
A team of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP attorneys who represented a home security company in a stunning $189 million trademark win can't get their hands on an additional $3 million in attorney fees, a North Carolina federal judge has ruled, even if the law allows it.
January 09, 2024
A major smart home software company has failed to persuade a North Carolina federal judge to throw out a nearly $190 million jury verdict the company lost to a rival over allegations it broke trademark law in order to trick customers into switching providers.
October 26, 2023
Allegations that U.K. banking giant HSBC owes $1 billion for plundering confidential information while divvying up failed Silicon Valley Bank will go before a San Francisco federal judge Thursday. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
June 06, 2023
The remainder of the year will find North Carolina's legal community paying close attention to a hospital system's antitrust battles, a challenge to a $189 million jury verdict in an intellectual property fight, and a trial in a harassment case against the federal judiciary.
April 21, 2023
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP attorneys have doubled down on their $3 million fee bid after nabbing a $189 million jury verdict against Vivint Smart Home Inc., quipping its staff of three and corresponding rates were far more reasonable than the smart home security company's use of five law firms and a "massive trial team."
April 18, 2023
Vivint Smart Home Inc. has shot back at a $3 million fee bid by Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP attorneys who secured a massive nine-figure damages award for their client, saying a North Carolina federal judge should wait to rule on the request until after Vivint's motion for a new trial is addressed.
April 04, 2023
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP attorneys have asked a North Carolina federal judge for a $3 million counsel fee for helping a client fetch a $189.7 million victory in a trademark case against Vivint Smart Home Inc., saying the award is justified due to the "complexity" of the matter, the length of the trial and numerous discovery disputes.
March 20, 2023
Vivint Smart Home Inc. has asked a North Carolina federal judge to slash a nearly $190 million jury verdict against the smart home security company over claims it tricked customers into switching providers, saying rival CPI Security Systems Inc. can only claim a fraction of the damages it received at trial.