If the Eastern District of Texas is indeed the "plaintiff's hellhole", I think it's interesting that defendants have won the 11 of the last 13 trials. I wonder if this recent surge in defendants winning is due to the fact that juries are becoming more educated or if defendants are more prepared. We did discuss in class that the juries are not that educated and can be easily played by lawyers. Maybe the defense has just stepped it up a notch. Either way, I agree that this entire thing is a bit ridiculous. Companies shouldn't be allowed to file lawsuits in whatever districts they want in order to guarantee a favorable outcome. Lawsuits should be determined in locations that are well-versed on the subject at hand, so software lawsuits should probably be tried in Silicon Valley if anywhere.
This is a really interesting topic, especially when Professor Lavian mentioned it near the end of class. I didn't do research on this topic for this week, so I learned a lot from your video! I did not know that the Eastern District of Texas is known as the "plaintiff's hellhole". I think it is crazy how companies have paid up to a million dollars to just battle over the trial venue. I agree with Amy's comment (above) that the jury should really be educated about the subject matter at hand. Although, I can see both sides, because back when the constitution was crafted, the major premise was that each individual is capable of reasoning by themselves and are capable of making an educated opinion. However, times have changed and there is much more complicated technology nowadays, that the founders of the constitution would not have even envisioned. Thus, I also strongly believe that as times change, laws should also change with it.
I think that Eastern District of Texas represents one very interesting sides in the ongoing patent war. I never thought of a specific place as having the capability to influence whether a defendant wins more of their claims. This geographic battle that costs quite a bit of money explains why many companies sue other companies within different states and countries. Having one court more amenable to patent war litigation than another definitely leads to favorites that are exploited when a company is trying to win awards from another company. Great video! Really learned a lot!
If the Eastern District of Texas is indeed the "plaintiff's hellhole", I think it's interesting that defendants have won the 11 of the last 13 trials. I wonder if this recent surge in defendants winning is due to the fact that juries are becoming more educated or if defendants are more prepared. We did discuss in class that the juries are not that educated and can be easily played by lawyers. Maybe the defense has just stepped it up a notch. Either way, I agree that this entire thing is a bit ridiculous. Companies shouldn't be allowed to file lawsuits in whatever districts they want in order to guarantee a favorable outcome. Lawsuits should be determined in locations that are well-versed on the subject at hand, so software lawsuits should probably be tried in Silicon Valley if anywhere.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting topic, especially when Professor Lavian mentioned it near the end of class. I didn't do research on this topic for this week, so I learned a lot from your video! I did not know that the Eastern District of Texas is known as the "plaintiff's hellhole". I think it is crazy how companies have paid up to a million dollars to just battle over the trial venue. I agree with Amy's comment (above) that the jury should really be educated about the subject matter at hand. Although, I can see both sides, because back when the constitution was crafted, the major premise was that each individual is capable of reasoning by themselves and are capable of making an educated opinion. However, times have changed and there is much more complicated technology nowadays, that the founders of the constitution would not have even envisioned. Thus, I also strongly believe that as times change, laws should also change with it.
ReplyDeleteI think that Eastern District of Texas represents one very interesting sides in the ongoing patent war. I never thought of a specific place as having the capability to influence whether a defendant wins more of their claims. This geographic battle that costs quite a bit of money explains why many companies sue other companies within different states and countries. Having one court more amenable to patent war litigation than another definitely leads to favorites that are exploited when a company is trying to win awards from another company. Great video! Really learned a lot!
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