McCathern Houston Obtains Two Recent Case Victories
McCathern’s Houston team recently obtained two victories on behalf of clients against Houston-area real estate developer Ali Choudhri. The cases follow previous wins for our clients against Mr. Choudhri in the summer and fall of 2022. Patten v. Choudhri CAUSE NO. 2017-43146 Following a nearly seven-year litigation ordeal, on February 20, 2024, McCathern Houston obtained […]
Drinnon and Clark Make 2022 Top 50 Jury Verdicts in Texas List
McCathern attorneys Rodney Drinnon and David Clark were recently honored by TopVerdict.com for having one of the Top 50 jury verdicts from the State of Texas in 2022. The $8,050,933.38 verdict obtained in the 334th District Court of Harris County for McCathern’s client was recognized as the 31st largest verdict for the year. The attorneys […]
Attorney David Clark Offers Thoughts on the “Bad Spaniels” Trademark Case
Supreme Court to determine whether parody is only mostly dead On March 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products, LLC.¹ It is more commonly known as the “Bad Spaniels” case where VIP Products sells chew toys for dogs which not-so-coincidentally evoke […]
Rodney Drinnon Secures Another Major Judgement in Decade-Long Suit
McCathern Houston Co-Managing Partner Rodney L. Drinnon has scored a significant verdict for his clients, Osama Abdullatif and Abdullatif & Company, LLC (“ACLLC”), alongside attorneys Allan Goldstein and David Clark, in a nearly decade-long lawsuit against Ali Choudhri. A Harris County jury has rewarded significant damages to Mr. Drinnon’s clients and a verdict was rendered […]
Attorney David Clark on the Conflict of Copyright Law and Social Media
When Copyright Law and Social Media Conflict: Posting a photo of yourself to Instagram may be an infringement Miley Cyrus recently stumbled into a legal quagmire after posting a photo to her Instagram account. Unbeknownst to her – and many other Instagram-popular celebrities – sometimes you do not have the right to post a picture […]
McCathern Houston’s David Clark Obtains Sanctions in Frivolous Lawsuit
McCathern Houston Senior Counsel David Clark recently secured monetary sanctions against an individual after they filed a groundless pleading based on what amounted to be the fabricated existence of a “videotape”. Such frivolous lawsuits waste the time of our elected judges and disrespect the integrity of our legal system. While it is extremely rare for […]
A Sign O’ The Times? Transformative Works under Copyright Law
A fundamental feature of U.S. copyright law is the ability for the public to make “fair use” of copyrighted works. A recent case involving Prince and Andy Warhol is now before the United States Supreme Court and will address how “transformative” such uses must be to constitute a fair use of an artistic work. On […]
Experienced Attorney David L. Clark Joins McCathern Houston Office
McCathern is excited to announce that attorney David L. Clark has joined the firm’s Houston office as Senior Counsel. David has practiced in the Houston area for nearly two decades, focusing on Business & Commercial Litigation, Business Disputes, Civil Litigation, and Intellectual Property. “David brings twenty years of complex commercial litigation experience to our already […]