District Court Awards $15 Million in Attorney Fees in Multi-Defendant and Multi-District Litigation

On May 3, 2022, Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr., United State District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, granted defendants’ motion for attorneys’ fees and expenses. In this 15 law firm major MDL patent litigation in Indianapolis, Woodard Emhardt…

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Lisa A. Hiday Celebrates 25th Firm Anniversary

Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner, LLP partner, Lisa A. Hiday, celebrates 25 years of service with the firm. Over the years, Ms. Hiday became an integral member of the litigation team, litigating patent, trademark and copyright disputes across a…

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Federal Circuit affirms judgment that CleanTech's patents are unenforceable due to inequitable conduct.

GS CleanTech Corp. v. Adkins Energy LLC, No. 16-2231 (Fed. Cir. 2020) Woodard Emhardt attorney, Spiro Bereveskos, was on the trial team and cross examined the Cantor Colburn, LLP attorney who admitted “it sent a chill up his spine” to…

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Woodard Emhardt Obtains Order Finding Exceptional Case and Awarding Fees in Litigation of Patent for Processing Ethanol Byproducts

In a multi-district case involving 26 defendants, Judge Miller of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, granted the defendants’ motion for an order declaring the case exceptional and awarded attorneys’ fees. The original suit alleged that…

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