Friday, May 17 2013 10:44 AM EDT2013-05-17 14:44:44 GMT
(CNN/KVAL) - Eight-tracks and tapes have come and gone, but many music lovers hold a special place for vinyl. It seems records are continuing to thrive despite the digital era. When was the last timeMore >>
Eight-tracks and tapes have come and gone, but many music lovers hold a special place for vinyl. It seems records are continuing to thrive despite the digital era.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 12:26 PM EDT2013-05-16 16:26:40 GMT
(CNN/CBS) - Comedian Robin Williams has a new weekly gig. He is returning to television. CBS has announced he'll star in the new comedy "The Crazy Ones," from Executive Producer David E. Kelley. WilliamsMore >>
Comedian Robin Williams has a new weekly gig. He is returning to television. CBS has announced he'll star in the new comedy "The Crazy Ones," from Executive Producer David E. Kelley. More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 10:20 AM EDT2013-05-15 14:20:48 GMT
(KHOU/CBS) - A 29-year-old Houston mother, who allegedly suffers from depression and anxiety, is accused of placing an ad on Craigslist to give up her 3-year-old son for adoption. Stephanie Christine RedusMore >>
A 29-year-old Houston mother, who allegedly suffers from depression and anxiety, is accused of placing an ad on Craigslist to give up her 3-year-old son for adoption. Stephanie Christine Redus is now charged with advertising for placement of a child.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 10:46 AM EDT2013-05-14 14:46:44 GMT
(CBS/CNN) - Where you live could determine how much you pay for health care under the new federal health care law. To keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurance companies to charge patientsMore >>
A plane that once carried U.S. presidents could be yours, if the price is right. Also in Consumer Corner, where you live could determine how much you're paying for health care.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 10:12 AM EDT2013-05-13 14:12:35 GMT
People going to the winter Olympic games in Sochi, will need to be prepared for some serious pat-downs. Security at big sporting events has increased.More >>
People going to the winter Olympic games in Sochi, will need to be prepared for some serious pat-downs. Security at big sporting events has increased.More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 10:24 AM EDT2013-05-09 14:24:46 GMT
(CNN) - Fans are remembering a soap opera star, who spent 3 decades playing Katherine Chancellor. Jeanne Cooper died in Los Angeles. The 84-year-old actress was best known for her role as the matriarchMore >>
Fans are remembering a soap opera star, who spent 3 decades playing Katherine Chancellor. Jeanne Cooper died in Los Angeles. Also trending today, a woman gets shot in the jaw with a harpoon.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 11:06 AM EDT2013-05-08 15:06:01 GMT
(CBS/KEYE) - Are you prepared is disaster strikes? Emergency situations like the explosion in West, the Boston Marathon bombings and hurricanes that devastate entire regions can cause mass chaos. SoMore >>
Are you prepared is disaster strikes? Emergency situations like the explosion in West, the Boston Marathon bombings and hurricanes that devastate entire regions can cause mass chaos.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 11:31 AM EDT2013-05-07 15:31:23 GMT
(CBS) - A 14-year study found fast food restaurants have modestly improved the Nutritional quality of their food. Researchers in Minnesota analyzed data from menus of eight restaurants including McDonald's,More >>
A new study finds fast food restaurants have made some strides in their meals nutritional value, but only modestly. Also in Consumer Corner, who does best when it comes to talking to kids about money?More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 9:41 AM EDT2013-05-06 13:41:10 GMT
WYLIE (CNN/WFAA) - Texas lawmakers have passed several bills involving concealed handgun licenses, including one that reduce the number of hours required to get one. People in one North Texas town areMore >>
Texas lawmakers have passed several bills involving concealed handgun licenses, including one that reduce the number of hours required to get one. People in one North Texas town are packing handgun license classes to learn how to use their handguns, including an unexpected place, a church.More >>
Friday, May 3 2013 11:13 AM EDT2013-05-03 15:13:43 GMT
OREGON (CNN/KVAL) - Forget just looking cute. Some dogs dig in the dirt to make a living. The truffle hunter found a tasty treat that's going to fetch a pretty penny. "They all tend to start out aMore >>
Forget just looking cute. Some dogs dig in the dirt to make a living. The truffle hunter found a tasty treat that's going to fetch a pretty penny.More >>
According to law.com
TYLER (KYTX) - A federal judge in Tyler has sanctioned Apple Inc. for the conduct of one of its lawyers in a high-stakes patent case.
In an 11-page order handed down Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis granted a motion for sanctions requested by VirnetX Inc. and its lawyers at McKool Smith, according to online legal news website law.com.
Davis found that an unnamed Apple lawyer improperly terminated a crucial deposition of an Apple engineer during a pivotal moment of questioning. The judge ordered Apple to pay VirnetX's attorneys fees and costs associated with filing the sanctions motion. The judge also wrote that if Apple doesn't make the engineer available for a follow-up deposition, he will instruct jurors that they can infer that Apple tried to block them from hearing damaging evidence.
Davis's order doesn't identify the Apple lawyer who handled the deposition, and the related briefs are under seal.
According to court documents, Apple is represented in this case by Houston-based Williams Morgan & Amerson and Longview's Albritton Law Firm. Kenyon & Kenyon also advises Apple in an of counsel role, and represents Apple in a separate International Trade Commission case brought by VirnetX.
VirnetX, which licenses patents relating to Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology, has been giving tech companies headaches for years. Its lawyers at McKool won a $105 million jury verdict against Microsoft Corporation in 2010, which Microsoft settled, along with another case, for $200 million. Emboldened, VirnetX and McKool soon after sued Apple, Cisco Systems Inc., Aastra Technologies Ltd., and NEC Corporation. (Aastra and NEC Corporation have settled for undisclosed amounts).
The sanctions motion stemmed from the April 6 deposition of Christophe Allie, an engineering manager at Apple who helped develop "VPN on Demand" for iPhone - the service that allegedly infringes VirnetX's patents. VirnetX's lawyer asked Allie about his attempt to patent the idea of using a domain name to determine whether to establish a VPN, an idea which VirtnetX claims is covered by one of its patents. When VirnetX's lawyer asked Allie if he knew about VirnetX's patent, he said he didn't. VirnetX's lawyer read part of VirnetX's patent to Allie and asked if he could explain how the patent differed from the claimed invention in his patent application. Allie seemed prepared to answer, but Apple's lawyer objected. The Apple lawyer argued that, instead of reading the patent aloud to Allie, VirnetX's lawyer should have let the engineer read both the patent and its related documentation in detail. The Eastern District of Texas discovery hotline wasn't open, so Apple's lawyer pulled the plug on the deposition.
McKool Smith alleged that the Apple lawyer disrupted the deposition because he wanted time to coach Allie's response. The appropriate sanction, they argued, was an "adverse inference" finding--a jury instruction that they can infer that Allie would have given deposition testimony favorable to VirnetX.
The judge agreed, writing that "an adverse inference finding is appropriate upon a showing of bad faith or bad contact, as in this case." But he gave Apple an out. Apple can avoid the adverse inference finding, he ruled, if it makes Allie available for a follow-up interrogation and refrains from communicating with him beforehand. If Apple communicates with Allie in any way, attorney-client privilege for those communications will be deemed waived.
"Judge Davis came up with a measured remedy that will act to deter this behavior in the future," said VirnetX's lead counsel in the case, Doug Cawley.
We reached out to Apple's lead counsel, Danny Williams of Williams Morgan, but didn't hear back.
Friday, May 17 2013 5:19 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:19:27 GMT
HOUSTON (KHOU) — A good Samaritan was shot Friday morning while rushing to help a woman being attacked by her estranged husband at a strip center in northwest Harris County. A woman who worked at a nailMore >>
A good Samaritan was shot Friday morning while rushing to help a woman being attacked by her estranged husband at a strip center in northwest Harris County.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:30 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:30:08 GMT
EAST TEXAS (KYTX) - Supper Shredder day is scheduled for Wednesday, May, 22 from 5:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. at CBS 19 studios located at 2211 ESE Loop 323. Items will be recycled by STS Electronic Recycling.STSMore >>
Supper Shredder day is scheduled for Wednesday, May, 22 from 5:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. at CBS 19 studios located at 2211 ESE Loop 323.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:07 AM EDT2013-05-18 04:07:18 GMT
Students and faculty from Tyler Junior College and UT Tyler finished their week-long service project Thursday.More >>
Students and faculty from Tyler Junior College and UT Tyler finished their week-long service project Thursday, having helped with reforestation, the rehabilitation of a medical office and the expansion of a small school in Costa Rica's Guanacaste province.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:41 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:41:34 GMT
LONGVIEW/GREGG COUNTY (KYTX) - Lets face it, there's nothing like a pool on a hot day. But The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say be wary of a potential unforeseen danger... E-coli. "BiggestMore >>
What to do if you're worried about e-coli contamination in public pools.More >>
TYLER (KYTX) - Who wouldn't want to take a chance to win $600 million, or even a fraction of that? The Powerball jackpot is expected to hit that number before the drawing Saturday night. And it's drawingMore >>
Who wouldn't want to take a chance to win $600 million, or even a fraction of that?
The Powerball jackpot is expected to hit that number before the drawing Saturday night.
And it's drawing attention from people across the country.More >>
