Austin, TX
Trusts Lawyer at Austin, TX
Practice Areas: Trusts, Estate Planning ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Case dismissed with prejudice after settlement.
Represented Microframe, an Oklahoma corporation, in a false patent marking lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. The case against Willi Law Firm ... 's client was dismissed with prejudice to the mutual satisfaction of the parties.
OUTCOME: Case dimissed
Represented Iowa-based defendant, CD Technical, Inc., in a patent infringement lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, against multiple de ... fendants. The patent in suit related to computer-implemented methods and a system for digital data duplication systems using networks to fully automate the process from customer order processing to delivery. After Willi Law Firm demonstrated to the plaintiff that CD Technical's digital duplication equipment did not infringe the plaintiff's patent, the plaintiff agreed to voluntarily dismiss the case against CD Technical.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed with prejudice after settlement.
Represented ET Industries, a Canadian corporation, in a false patent marking lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. The case against Willi Law F ... irm's client was dismissed with prejudice to the mutual satisfaction of the parties.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed with prejudice after settlement.
Represented Virginia defendants in a lawsuit involving allegations of cyberpiracy, contributory cyberpiracy, trademark infringement, and civil conspiracy filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southe ... rn District of Texas, Houston Division. The case was dismissed after a favorable settlement in which Willi Law Firm's clients received cash.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed.
Represented Power Caster, Inc., a California corporation, in a false patent marking lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. The case against Willi ... Law Firm's client was dismissed voluntarily by the relator with no settlement payments being made by Power Caster.
OUTCOME: Settled on favorable terms to my client
Willi Law Firm represented ION Geophysical and INOVA, world leaders in seismic acquisition technology for land and marine exploration in a patent case involving seismic sensor packaging and assembly. ... A former officer and director of Input/Output, Inc. (now ION Geophysical), who was one of 20 named inventors on the patent in suit, refused to assign his rights to the invention unless he was paid a very high "consulting" fee. ION Geophysical and INOVA filed a declaratory judgment action requesting the Court to declare that the invention had automatically been assigned by the former officer pursuant to his employment agreement, or in the alternative, that he held his rights to the invention in a constructive trust for ION Geophysical due to his contractual and fiduciary duties to assign the invention. The former officer executed the assignment after the lawsuit was filed. Willi Law Firm's clients paid no "consulting" fees or any other kind of payment in return for the assignment.
OUTCOME: Texas Limited Liability Company Formed
Austin-based information technology and services startup requested legal advice regarding business entity formation in Texas. Willi Law Firm interviewed the client regarding their business needs and p ... rovided legal advice regarding various types of Texas business entities. After conducting a name availability search, Willi Law Firm filed all documents required to form the limited liability company, allow the company to use an assumed name throughout Texas, and to obtain an Employer Identification Number. After formation, Willi Law Firm assisted the new members and officers of CaliberCode LLC to execute all required documents at the company's organizational meeting.
OUTCOME: Created National Firearms Act (NFA) Trust for Law-Abiding Comal County, Texas Resident.
Sheriff of Comal County, Texas refused to sign ATF Form 4 to allow law-abiding U.S. citizen to obtain and possess a National Firearms Act firearm, i.e., machine guns, suppressors, short-barreled rifles ... , and short-barreled shotguns. Even though the client had previously obtained approval from the same sheriff for similar firearms, the sheriff had changed his policy and refused to sign ATM Form 4s on behalf of any resident of Comal County. Willi Law Firm prepared a NFA trust (aka gun trust), which allowed the client, his wife, and his brother--all law-abiding citizens--to obtain and possess NFA firearms, without the need to request permission from the sheriff or any other state or local official. Boys will have their toys.
OUTCOME: Judgment affirmed. Motion for penalties granted.
The Texas Third Court of Appeals in Austin issued a written opinion in favor of Willi Law Firm's client affirming Travis County probate court's take-nothing judgment against plaintiff, $109,500 in sanc ... tions against plaintiff and her attorneys, and awarding an additional $30,000 in penalties against appellant and her attorney on appeal.
OUTCOME: Dismissal with prejudice
Faced with pending motions for summary judgment and motions for sanctions, the plaintiff in a Hays County district court case involving claims of defamation and business disparagement agreed to a take- ... nothing settlement and final order of dismissal of all claims against Willi Law Firm's clients with prejudice.
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