Eric Albritton TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Patent Troll Tracker blogger, Richard Frenkel and his employer Cisco are trying to move the pending defamation litigation from Texarkana, Ark., to the Tyler, Texas, federal court. Shortly after revealing his identity as the Patent Troll Tracker blogger, Frenkel was sued by east Texas attorneys John Ward Jr. and Eric Albritton. Albritton filed the original suit in county court but Cisco removed the case to the Tyler Division of the Eastern District of Texas. Ward filed his original suit in county court but removed the case to the Texarkana Division of the Western District of Arkansas. The lawsuits alleged the blog posts regarding a patent litigation contained defamatory remarks that alleged the attorneys had engaged in criminal conduct by altering the date of the patent infringement complaint so that it would not be filed before their client's patent had been approved. The attorneys are seeking damages for shame, embarrassment, humiliation, mental pain, and anguish. Further, the attorneys state injuries to their "business reputation, good name, and standing in the community, and will be exposed to the hatred, contempt, and ridicule of the public in general as well as of his business associates, clients, friends, and relatives." Moreover, the plaintiffs are seeking exemplary damages arguing the defendants acted with malice. The two lawsuits allege Cisco as Frenkel's employer is also liable for exem ...
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Eric Albritton TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Patent Troll Tracker blogger, Richard Frenkel and his employer Cisco are trying to move the pending defamation litigation from Texarkana, Ark., to the Tyler, Texas, federal court. Shortly after revealing his identity as the Patent Troll Tracker blogger, Frenkel was sued by east Texas attorneys John Ward Jr. and Eric Albritton. Albritton filed the original suit in county court but Cisco removed the case to the Tyler Division of the Eastern District of Texas. Ward filed his original suit in county court but removed the case to the Texarkana Division of the Western District of Arkansas. The lawsuits alleged the blog posts regarding a patent litigation contained defamatory remarks that alleged the attorneys had engaged in criminal conduct by altering the date of the patent infringement complaint so that it would not be filed before their client's patent had been approved. The attorneys are seeking damages for shame, embarrassment, humiliation, mental pain, and anguish. Further, the attorneys state injuries to their "business reputation, good name, and standing in the community, and will be exposed to the hatred, contempt, and ridicule of the public in general as well as of his business associates, clients, friends, and relatives." Moreover, the plaintiffs are seeking exemplary damages arguing the defendants acted with malice. The two lawsuits allege Cisco as Frenkel's employer is also liable for exem ...