Appellate Court Affirms Judgment Enforcing Five-Year Covenant Not to Compete
LONGVIEW, Texas – A Texas appellate court has affirmed a trial court’s ruling in an employment contract lawsuit by oil and gas services company Ma-Tex Wire Rope Company, Inc. against a former employee and his new employer. A panel of judges including Chief Justice Josh R. Morriss III of the Sixth Court of Appeals in […]
Benchmark Litigation Names Johnny Ward to Top Litigators List, Recognizes Wesley Hill as Future Star
LONGVIEW, Texas – Benchmark Litigation, a leading legal guide that recognizes the nation’s best law firms and attorneys, has recognized Ward, Smith & Hill founder Johnny Ward as a top Texas attorney in the 2019 edition for his intellectual property trial expertise. The guide named Mr. Ward a Local Litigation Star. The publication also selected […]
Wes Hill Provides Insight to Texas Lawbook’s Article on the Status of Patent Lawsuits Filed in Texas
The Texas Lawbook recently reported that the number of patent infringement lawsuits filed in the state is seeing a downward trend, with the East Texas docket declining the first six months of this year. Firm Partner Wes Hill provided insight on the patent litigation trends in Texas. While the report states that new patent infringement […]
Four Ward, Smith & Hill Attorneys Honored on 2018 Texas Super Lawyers List
LONGVIEW, Texas – Four attorneys with East Texas trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, have earned spots on the 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list recognizing the state’s top lawyers. Firm founder Johnny Ward earned selection to the lists of the Top 100 lawyers in Texas and in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Among the […]
Global Patent Legal Guide Recognizes East Texas Law Firm Ward, Smith & Hill
LONGVIEW, Texas – The East Texas trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill once again earned a place in IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2018, a unique legal guide that spotlights top patent firms and professionals around the globe. The guide describes Ward, Smith & Hill as a “litigation specialist well-known […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Helps Secure $502.6M Patent Infringement Win Against Apple
TYLER, Texas – A jury has awarded internet security software company VirnetX (NYSE AMERICAN: VHC) $502.6 million, finding Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) willfully infringed on four patents used for VPN on Demand and Facetime in Apple products. The finding that Apple willfully infringed on four VirnetX communications patents could lead to higher damages. The liability […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Attorneys Named to 2018 Texas Rising Stars
LONGVIEW, Texas – The trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys have been named to this year’s Texas Rising Stars listing. The honorees, recognized as among the brightest young lawyers in the state, will be featured in the April 2018 issues of Texas Monthly and […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Law Firm Founder Named to Top Litigators List
LONGVIEW, Texas – The publishers of Benchmark Litigation have recognized Ward, Smith & Hill founder Johnny Ward as a top Texas attorney in the publication’s 2018 edition highlighting the nation’s best firms and lawyers, singling him out as a “Local Litigation Star 2018” for his intellectual property work. Read more information about Mr. Ward and […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Attorneys Honored by Texas Super Lawyers
LONGVIEW, Texas – East Texas law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC is home to three attorneys selected to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers listing for their work involving intellectual property litigation. Firm attorneys Johnny Ward, Wesley Hill and former federal Judge T. John Ward are individually singled out for their expertise in intellectual property […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Recognized for Three Jury Verdicts in Texas’ Top 100 for 2016
LONGVIEW, Texas – Three intellectual property trial wins Ward, Smith & Hill helped secure against technology giant Apple Inc. have been recognized among Texas Lawyer magazine’s list of the Top 100 Verdicts in Texas for 2016. The top three intellectual property verdicts for the year also ranked second, fourth and 16th among all verdicts. “We […]
Texas Jury Awards $21M Verdict Against Hughes Network Systems for Patent Infringement
MARSHALL, Texas – An East Texas jury has awarded $21.1 million in damages to Elbit Systems Ltd. after finding that Hughes Network Systems, LLC infringed one of its groundbreaking patents related to high-speed satellite communications. The jury also determined the patent is valid in the verdict it delivered on Aug. 7 in the U.S. District […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Lawyers Earn Two of the Top 100 Verdicts in 2016
LONGVIEW, Texas – Two verdict wins by the East Texas law firm of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, are recognized among the nation’s Top 100 Verdicts for 2016, according to VerdictSearch and The National Law Journal. The verdicts occurred within two weeks of each other and both involved patent infringement claims against tech giant Apple […]