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This district is a notorious harbor for patent trolls. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-05-25/the-texas-town-that-patent-trolls-built-j34rlmjc h

This district is a notorious harbor for patent trolls. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-05-25/the-texas-town-that-patent-trolls-built-j34rlmjc https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-05-25/the-te... https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/patently-unfair/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/patently-unfair/ https://boingboing.net/2017/09/26/judge-rodney-gilstrap-2.html https://boingboing.net/2017/09/26/judge-rodney-gilstrap-2.ht... http://www.judicialhellholes.org/2015-2016/u-s-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-texas/ http://www.judicialhellholes.org/2015-2016/u-s-district-cour...

monochromatic 8y ago
I’m aware that patent trolls bring a lot of cases there. That’s hardly the same as the judges being corrupt.
- macintux 8y ago
  The steady influx of business has brought significant financial benefits to the area. It's not hard to suspect the correlation has a negative impact on the court's impartiality. In the case of Gilstrap's predecessor, there's a direct connection. > The top judge for patent cases in East Texas used to be John Ward, until he "retired" to join his son in a local law practice representing patent trolls. From https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151101/00440632686/court-has-opportunity-to-finally-end-east-texas-patent-troll-docket.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151101/00440632686/court...