Experience

• In recent years, Ms. Sooter's work has prevailed in or successfully resolved numerous cases, including:

  • Led a team to a complete victory on behalf of Netflix in an eight-patent case brought by DivX in the Central District of California, after a jury verdict found that the asserted patents were not infringed.
  • Led a jury trial in a three-patent case against Samsung in the Eastern District of Texas involving smart phone technology, in which Samsung prevailed on two asserted patents, and limited plaintiff to less than 2% of the damages demand for the third asserted patent.
  • Co-led a team to a complete defense verdict in a case in the Eastern District of Texas involving alleged infringement of five patents allegedly essential to LTE cellular standards.
  • Co-led a team to a complete defense verdict in a three-patent semiconductor case in the Western District of Texas.
  • Co-led a team that achieved a complete victory in a nine-patent case against Comcast Cable Communications in the District of Delaware, following a jury verdict and appeal.
  • Co-led a team that achieved a complete defense victory for Comcast Cable Communications in a ten-patent infringement matter in the Northern District of California involving interactive television patents.
  • Led the litigation and successful settlement on the eve of trial for a large insurance company defending in Colorado state court against claims an employee had engaged in fraud.
  • Led the litigation and successful settlement of a high-stakes trade secret case on behalf of two companies and an individual pending in the District of Colorado.
  • Obtained a complete defense verdict on behalf of AGCO Corporation and Precision Planting, LLC in a patent infringement case against Deere & Co.
  • Obtained a dismissal of a trademark case on behalf of a multinational banking company, pending in the District of Colorado.
  • Obtained a dismissal of a patent infringement suit pending in the Western District of Wisconsin on behalf of a large medical device company, based on improper venue.
  • Achieved a victory for Akamai Technologies, Inc. when the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Limelight Networks, Inc., a competitor, asserting breach of a settlement agreement between the parties.
  • Successfully obtaining dismissal and an award of attorneys' fees of more than $425,000 in a patent case involving optical network design and components.
  • Co-led a case in which the client successfully obtained a $12 million jury verdict after a jury found that a competitor had engaged in willful patent infringement, willful trade dress infringement and intentional false advertising.
  • Successfully obtained a summary judgment of non-infringement, and subsequent affirmance by the Federal Circuit, in a patent case involving more than 100 asserted claims and two patents relating to multidimensional database technology.
  • Successfully obtained dismissal on behalf of a software company in a multi-jurisdictional case involving mapping software.
  • Successfully obtained a dismissal on behalf of a medical corporation in a case involving the technical performance of distributed computer systems.
  • Successfully obtained a summary judgment and complete dismissal of a $20 million licensing claim on behalf of a healthcare diagnostics company.