TYLER, Texas, April 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Dallas-based intellectual property and business litigation law firm
Caldwell Cassady & Curry has won a unanimous $502.6 million patent infringement verdict for
Nevada-based VirnetX Inc.
(NYSEAMERICAN: VHC) against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division.
The 8-0 verdict handed down April
10 by a jury of five women and three men followed roughly
three hours of deliberations. The seven-day trial focused on four
VirnetX patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,502,135; 7,490,151; 7,418,504;
and 7,921,211).
Jurors determined Apple's attempted redesign fell short
following a 2016 trial that ended with a separate jury finding that
the company infringed VirnetX's patents with the popular Facetime
and VPN on Demand features used in the iPhone and other Apple
products.
VirnetX was represented at trial by Caldwell Cassady & Curry
name principals Brad Caldwell,
Jason Cassady and Austin Curry, along with firm associate
Chris Stewart and Johnny Ward of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC. The
rest of the team at Caldwell Cassady & Curry provided pivotal
help in preparing and trying the case.
In the second phase of the trial, the same jury will be asked to
determine whether Apple willfully infringed VirnetX's patents. A
decision in favor of VirnetX could leave Apple liable for increased
damages.
This marks the fourth consecutive trial Caldwell Cassady &
Curry attorneys have won on behalf of VirnetX during the company's
continuing patent litigation against Apple. Six months before the
previously mentioned 2016 verdict, the firm helped VirnetX win a
$625.6 million award against Apple in
another Eastern District case. In 2012, lawyers from the firm won
VirnetX's first victory against Apple when a separate jury awarded
a $368 million verdict against
Apple.
Caldwell Cassady & Curry represents companies and
individuals in high-stakes civil litigation, including patent
infringement cases, trade secrets claims, fiduciary duty cases,
class actions, and disputes involving company founders. The firm
has tried and won some of the nation's top verdicts against the
largest companies in the world. For more information, visit
www.caldwellcc.com.
For more information, contact Bruce Vincent at 214-763-6226 or
bruce.vincent@musecommunicationsllc.com.
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