Ep. 259: A Texas Judge Loses Control Of His Empire

Texas federal Judge Alan Albright has spent the last few years turning his Waco court into a patent litigation hot spot. But one judge having that much power over IP cases brought scrutiny from lawmakers and Chief Justice John Roberts that came to a head when a new policy was announced to randomly assign patent cases filed in Waco to one of 12 judges. On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Law360 reporters Ryan Davis and Dani Kass to discuss the rise and fall of Albright’s patent court. Also this week, we talk about a $7 billion jury verdict against cable giant Spectrum over the stabbing death of an 83-year-old woman by one of the company’s field technicians; a former Fisher Phillips attorney who is facing the possibility of a new murder trial stemming from the shooting of his wife; and a no-good boyfriend who allegedly eavesdropped on the work of his BigLaw girlfriend to engage in insider trading.