Once Bitten, Twice Sanctioned: Judge Figueredo Awards Attorney’s Fees to Google for Being Forced to File a Motion to Dismiss
By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25
On March 24, 2025, United States Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo granted-in-part Defendant Google LLC’s (“Google”) motion for sanctions, attorney’s fees, and costs against Plaintiff EscapeX IP, LLC (“EscapeX”) and its counsel (the “Ramey Firm”), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and the court’s inherent power. On December 13, 2023, EscapeX sued Google in the Southern District of New York, asserting that Google’s “Super Chat”—a social media product— infringes U.S. Patent No. 10,474,687 (“the ’687...
By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP