A New Jersey federal jury unanimously awarded $125 million to Walsh client EagleView Technologies Inc., (EagleView), a leading provider of aerial imagery and data analytics, finding that a business rival infringed its software patents. The critical verdict demonstrated that Xactware Solutions Inc. (Xactware) used EagleView’s...
The Hon. Stanley R. Chesler, U.S.D.J., vacated a $45 million patent verdict against LG Electronics Inc., finding the damages were calculated incorrectly. While the jury found that LG willfully infringed Mondis Technology Ltd.’s patent, Judge Chesler stated that Mondis didn’t base its royalty rate on...
NEWARK, NJ, August 15, 2019 – Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP announced that partner Liza M. Walsh has been selected as one of the 2020 Lawyers of the Year in the Litigation–Patent area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with...
Court sides with Amgen in Dispute over Biosimilars NEWARK, NJ, August 12, 2019 – Walsh client Amgen, Inc. prevailed in litigation filed in 2016 challenging two patents for Amgen’s arthritis drug Enbrel® (etanercept). On Friday, August 9, 2019, the Court found in favor of Amgen on...
New York employers should take heed of New York Senate Bill S6577, which recently passed in the Senate and now awaits a final green light from Governor Andrew Cuomo before going into effect. Among other changes to the current law, the bill lowers the standard...
NEWARK, NJ, July 23, 2019 – At its most recent Annual Board Meeting, the Rutgers Law School Alumni Association appointed a new slate of officers who were confirmed by a majority vote. Walsh attorney Joseph L. Linares was selected as President for a one-year term,...
When a lawyer approves a settlement agreement “as to form and content,” is the attorney bound to the agreement’s confidentiality restrictions? That question was before the California Supreme Court in Monster Energy Co. v. Schechter, with the Court on July 11, 2019, reinstating Monster Energy’s...
NEWARK, NJ, July 8, 2019 – Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP announced that the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance recently honored Walsh counsel Richard J. Badolato in a portrait ceremony held at the department’s offices in Trenton. Prior to joining Walsh, Mr. Badolato...
NEWARK, NJ, June 27, 2019 – Driven by continuous growth, Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP announced that it has relocated its Newark headquarters, completing the move this week. The new office will provide state-of-the-art space for greater collaboration and was custom-designed especially for the firm’s...
In a recent per curiam decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Feuer v. Merck & Co., the Court sheds light on the scope of a shareholder’s right to inspect a corporation’s records under both New Jersey statutory law and common law. The Court...