Secure Wi-Fi LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas denied Samsung’s motion for reconsideration of the Court’s prior ruling concerning the parties’ agreement not to refer to the financial terms of the TechLok/Secure Wi-Fi Agreement. The Court held that Samsung had not shown a manifest error of law or fact and was effectively estopped from disputing the stipulation after failing to object when it was stated in open court and later memorialized in a court order.

Holdings

1. Defendants failed to establish a manifest error of law or fact, newly discovered or previously unavailable evidence, manifest injustice, or an intervening change in controlling law; therefore, reconsideration was unwarranted.
2. Defendants were effectively estopped from disputing the stipulation after failing to object when it was stated in open court and memorialized by the Court.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Defendants demonstrated a manifest error of law or fact warranting reconsideration under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e).
2. Whether Defendants could dispute or modify the stipulation concerning the financial terms of the TechLok/Secure Wi-Fi agreement after failing to object when the stipulation was stated in open court and later memorialized by the Court.

Disposition

other