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Is there some advantage for suing in Texas? Twitter was sued there by a Texas company which makes sense, but a Toronto company doing so as well.
by tedshroyer 17y ago
Is there some advantage for suing in Texas? Twitter was sued there by a Texas company which makes sense, but a Toronto company doing so as well.
- sp332 17y agoThere's one county in Texas (I forget which - Tarrant maybe?) which is EXTREMELY friendly toward patent trolls. It's SOP to bring a suit there if they possibly can.
- rbanffy 17y agoMaybe it's a consequence of lacking educational standards during the formative years of local judges...
- eli 17y agoYes, there's a very good reason. The courts in the small town of Marshall, TX are extremely friendly to plaintiffs in patent suits. And plaintiffs basically get to pick their venue, so of course they all go there. So Small a Town, So Many Patent Suits http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/business/24ward.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/business/24ward.html