Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Lake Cherokee Hard Drive Technologies, L.L.C. v. Bass Computers, Inc. et al, No. 2:10-cv-00216 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 5, 2012)

Granted in Part
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:10-cv-00216, Dkt. No. 206
Decided
March 5, 2012
Judge
See opinion
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER - ORDERED that Marvells Motion to Disqualify William R. Foland as Expert Witness and Expert Consultant #147 is GRANTED-IN-PART, as follows: Foland is prohibited from consulting or serving as an expert for Lake C…
Length
6 pages

From the Opinion

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I. INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.’s (“Marvell”) motion to disqualify Mr. William R. Foland (“Foland”) from serving as an expert witness or expert consultant for Plaintiff Lake Cherokee Hard Drive Technologies, L.L.C. (“Lake Cherokee”). (Dkt. No. 147.) Marvell contends that L ake Cherokee’s retention of Foland as an expert is improper because “Mr.