May 18, 2015
A Texas federal judge on Friday vacated a $25 million trade secret win for MRI technology developer LBDS Holding Co. in a trade secret suit against ISOL Technology and ordered LBDS to pay attorneys' fees, after LBDS admitted to relying on fraudulent documents throughout the litigation.
July 18, 2014
MRI technology developer LBDS Holding Co. LLC admitted in Texas federal court Friday that it submitted inauthentic documents in a trade secrets suit that yielded a $25 million verdict for the company, roughly two months after the manufactured evidence was disclosed by its former counsel Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
June 05, 2014
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday allowed Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to withdraw as counsel for a client that allegedly faked evidence to secure a $25 million verdict in trade secrets litigation, and is weighing a request to release case records to federal prosecutors.
May 28, 2014
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP arguably revealed more than necessary when it disclosed to a Texas federal judge a client's confidential admission that a $25 million win in trade secrets litigation was based on falsified evidence, but it ultimately made the right move, experts say.
May 27, 2014
LBDS Holdings Co. LLC told a Texas federal judge on Tuesday that Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP breached attorney-client privilege last week when it revealed that the company had admitted to falsifying evidence used in unfair competition and trade secrets litigation that resulted in a $25 million victory.
May 21, 2014
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP told a Texas federal judge on Wednesday that a client that recently scored a $25 million verdict in unfair competition and trade secrets litigation against a competing seller of MRI systems admitted to manufacturing evidence presented at trial.
March 13, 2014
A Texas federal jury on Wednesday returned a more than $25 million verdict against ISOL Technology Inc. after finding it misappropriated trade secret technology that allows magnetic resonance imaging of the heart, engaged in unfair competition and breached a supply agreement with LBDS Holding Co. LLC.