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Asset R, Inc., Asset Res Services, LLC and Zing Enterprises, Inc. v. Imperial Recovery Services, Inc.

On April 24, 2024, B&L won a complete and total domination victory in arbitration on behalf of its clients Stephanie and Christopher Findley and Imperial Recovery.  Following a six-day arbitration trial, the Arbiter found for B&L’s clients and against the Asset Companies and the Coxes on all claims and awarded B&L’s clients $373,500.00 in compensation, finding that they were entitled to 51% interest in the Asset Companies’ valuation of $2.65 million minus the companies’ debts.

See AAA Case No. 01-22-0004-3159, In Re Matter of the Arbitration between Bryanna Cox and Corey Cox et al. vs. Stephanie Findley and Christopher Findley et al.

Extreme Techs, LLC & Hard Rock Solutions, LLC v. Stabil Drill Specialties, LLC

B&L successfully struck all asserted and unasserted patent invalidity defenses.

Defendant Stabil Drill asserted that B&L’s clients Extreme’s and Hard Rock’s asserted patents-in-suit (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,851,205; 8,813,877; and 9,657,526) were invalid for multiple statutory reasons and asserted more than 11 prior art references.  Additionally, defendant Stabil Drill designated expert Steven Radford who provided an 87 page expert report in support of Stabil Drill’s invalidity defenses.

B&L achieved extraordinary results in successfully striking all of Stabil Drill’s patent invalidity defenses under a little-known theory of assignor privity.  This case illustrates B&L’s keen ability to shred a case in pretrial and beat much larger law firms.

See Civil Action No. 4:19-cv-01977, In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (ECF No. 208).

Pengu Swim School, LLC et al. v. Blue Legend, LLC et al.

In this trademark infringement lawsuit, B&L prevailed on all claims in a jury trial and obtained a permanent injunction against its client’s opponent – Blue Legend. U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Palermo’s Final Judgment further awarded B&L’s client Pengu $482,863.75 in attorneys’ fees for defendant Blue Legend’s willful trademark infringement, $187,000 in Blue Legend’s profits and $28,390.57 in taxable costs – total award: $698,254.32.

See Civil Action No. 4:21-cv-1525, In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (ECF Nos. 132 & 140).

Pengu Swim School, LLC et al. v. Blue Legend, LLC et al.

B&L was retained less than two weeks before jury selection and came in like gangbusters and secured a unanimous jury verdict for its client Pengu.  In a four-day jury trial, B&L proved that Pengu’s trade dress was distinctive, the competing swim school willfully infringed Pengu’s trade dress and that Blue Legend’s profits should be awarded to B&L’s client Pengu. This case illustrates B&L’s ability to be creative, focused and fierce in trial and included a spectacular case-winning cross-examination.

See Civil Action No. 4:21-cv-01525 (ECF No. 106-1 – VERDICT), United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.

Grace Instruments Industries LLC v. Chandler Instruments Company, LLC et al.

In early 2023, B&L prevailed at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of client Grace Instruments.  reversed the District Court’s final judgment in a patent infringement case.

The District Court had previously found the term “enlarged chamber” of Grace’s asserted patent-in-suit, U.S. Patent No. 7,412,877, invalid as indefinite under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶2.  The Federal Circuit panel disagreed, reversing the District Court’s invalidity decision, and reinstated the validity of Grace Instruments’ patent-in-suit.

See Grace Instr. Indus., LLC vs. Chandler Instr. Co, LLC et al., 57 F.4^th 1001 (Fed.Cir. 2023).

Extreme Techs, LLC & Hard Rock Solutions, LLC v. Stabil Drill Specialties, LLC

B&L prevailed over international law firm of Fish & Richardson on all disputed patent claim terms in a patent claim construction proceeding relating to a dual-eccentric reamer lawsuit before U.S. District Judge Lynn N. Hughes.  Judge Hughes’ adoption of B&L’s claim constructions pave the way for a finding of infringement against Stabil Drill’s accused Smoothbore^TM Eccentric Reamer.

See Civil Action No. 4:19-cv-01977, In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (ECF No. 114).

Oilfield Specialties, LLC v. Warrior Energy Services Corp.

Attorneys at B&L win a $2.3 million final judgment on a breach of contract claim for their client Oilfield Specialties, LLC for the post-verdict failure to pay patent royalties by Warrior Energy Services Corp.

See  Cause No. 2019-46881, 80^th Judicial District of Harris County, Texas

Oilfield Specialties, LLC v. Warrior Energy Services Corp.

Attorneys at B&L win a Final Judgment of $12,328,263.72 for their client Oilfield Specialties, LLC on a breach of contract lawsuit against Warrior Energy Services Corp. for failing to pay patent royalties under a patent license agreement.

See  Cause No. 2018-35023, 80^th Judicial District of Harris County, Texas

Oilfield Specialties, LLC v. Warrior Energy Services Corp.

Attorneys at B&L win a unanimous jury verdict for breach of contract for their client Oilfield Specialties, LLC against Warrior Energy Services Corp. for failing to pay patent royalties under a patent license agreement related to their patented Wireless Pipe Recovery System (WIPR).  The jury awarded B&L’s client $11,213,924.00 in past, unpaid royalties under the license agreement.

See Cause No. 2018-35023, 80^th Judicial District of Harris County, Texas