Headwater Research v. Verizon
Jury verdict of $175 million for Headwater Research on device-assisted traffic control technology.
Representative work
Representative work.
I am a partner at Russ August & Kabat, focusing on high-technology patent and intellectual property litigation. These are public jury trials I have worked on as part of RAK trial teams.
Matters and verdicts
Headwater Research v. Samsung
Jury verdict of $279 million for Headwater Research on push-messaging technology. Samsung was represented at trial by Fish & Richardson and Quinn Emanuel.
Source: RAK profile
EcoFactor v. Google
Jury verdict of infringement and no invalidity on smart thermostat and energy-saving HVAC control technology.
Source: RAK profile
EcoFactor v. ecobee
Jury verdict of infringement ($5.4 million) and JMOL of no invalidity on smart thermostat and energy-saving HVAC control technology.
Source: Law360
Matter details are drawn from public court records, press coverage, and my Russ August & Kabat profile. Results reflect the work of the full trial team.
Practice areas
- Patent litigation
- Intellectual property
Bar admission
- California (State Bar No. 337139)
Education
- The University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D. 2020, summa cum laude, valedictorian. Executive IT Editor, Tulsa Law Review. President, Board of Advocates.
- Oklahoma State University, B.S. 2008
Recognition
- Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2024 to 2026 (2025, 2026)
- Trial team, Headwater v. Samsung: TopVerdict #5 of the 2025 Top 10 Texas Verdicts and #26 of the 2025 Top 50 U.S. Verdicts
- Trial team, Headwater v. Verizon: TopVerdict #7 of the 2025 Top 10 Texas Verdicts and #33 of the 2025 Top 50 U.S. Verdicts
- National Order of Barristers. Order of the Curule Chair. Oklahoma Bar Association Outstanding Senior Law School Student Award.
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