Four Batons Wireless, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al, No. 2:24-cv-00284 (E.D. Tex. June 11, 2025)

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Before the Court is the Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff Four Batons’s Technical Expert Dr. Matthew Shoemake (the “Motion”) filed by Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (together, “Samsung”). (Dkt. No. 45.) In the Motion, Samsung moves to disqualify Plaintiff Four Batons Wireless, LLC’s (“Plaintiff”) expert, Dr. Matthew Shoemake, alleging that the expert is privy to Samsung’s confidential information by virtue of his previous engagements with Samsung. (Id.