Empire Technology Development LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al, No. 2:23-cv-00427 (E.D. Tex. June 4, 2025)

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Before the Court is Plaintiff Empire Technology Development LLC’s Motion to Strike Farhad Meshkati and Jae Wan Yoo from Defendants’ Amended Trial Witness List and Preclude them from Testifying at Trial. Dkt. No. 205. For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS the Motion. Samsung did not identify Farhad Meshtaki and Jae Won Yoo, two Qualcomm engineers, on its trial witness list until after 10 pm on May 21, 2025—the night before the pretrial conference. Dkt. No. 205 at 1; see Dkt. No. 196 (Samsung’s Amended Trial Witness List).