David Arthur Skeels

After 5-day jury trial, Court entered Final Judgment in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants.

After successful presentation at oral argument, Ubisoft's Alice motion was denied.

After successful presentation at oral argument, EA's Alice motion was denied.

Case settled shortly after motion to transfer venue was denied.

Court denied Apple's motion (Dkt. No. 494). Case proceeded after Apple's discovery efforts failed.

Served as defense counsel in 3-wk jury trial. Plaintiff sought $40M+ in damages, plus attorney’s fees and injunction. Helped secure total defense victory: $0. All claims dismissed with prejudice; all requested relief denied; affirmed on appeal.

Helped secure transfer from the Northern District of Texas to the Western District of Texas.

Plaintiff settled with Marvell before Markman hearing; Plaintiff settled with Qualcomm after Markman ruling.

Case settled before trial but after plaintiff defeated defendant's motion to dismiss and motion to stay.

Case settled before trial but after defendant's Motion to Transfer Venue was defeated.

After 7-0 jury verdict, district court entered $4.6M+ judgment against defendant ULT. Judgment affirmed by Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (790 F.3d 1329) after victory at U.S. Supreme Court (135 S. Ct. 1173). Judgment paid in full on 03.25.16.

Trial court granted Defendant XTO's Motion for Summary Judgment. Judgment was affirmed on appeal by the Fort Worth Court of Appeals.

Confidential settlement reached shortly before trial.

District court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Northwest Airlines, holding that plaintiff's state law claims were preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act. Judgment in favor of defendant/appellee Northwest Airlines was affirmed on appeal.

After 2-week jury trial in NJ state court (Docket No. MER-L-001211-06), jury voted 8-0 to award plaintiffs entire amount of damages requested; parties reached post-trial settlement agreement.

Jury awarded to plaintiff $1.37 million -- more than plaintiff requested. (Note: defendant filed for bankruptcy after trial; plaintiff recovered only a fraction of final judgment).