Alexsam, Inc. v. Cigna Corporation et al

  1. March 17, 2022

    Cigna And Others Cleared Of Infringing Payment IP

    Insurer Cigna, shopping mall owner Simon Property Group and gift card company Blackhawk Network didn't infringe a card payment patent, a Texas federal judge has held, finding that the companies' systems are not unmodified versions of a late '90s sale device.

  2. October 19, 2021

    Gilstrap Drops Out Of Debit Card IP Case Against Cigna

    U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on Tuesday reassigned a patent-holding company's case against Cigna over debit card technology to a different Eastern District of Texas judge, hours after the company raised concerns that a decision in the case relied on a claim construction ruling Gilstrap secured for a client in 2005 during his time as a patent litigator.