Litigation
Wilhoite v. Hou
on appeal3:23-cv-02333-BEN-MSB
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- Filed
- 2023-12-22
Patents at issue (1)
Plaintiffs (1)
Defendants (1)
Summary
Shareholder derivative and trade-secret case. Filed Dec. 22, 2023; settled for approximately $42.5 million with final approval July 23, 2025; settlement appealed to the Ninth Circuit by Xiaodi Hou on Aug. 19, 2025, and appeal is pending. Not a patent case.
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