Litigation

Wilhoite v. Hou

on appeal

3:23-cv-02333-BEN-MSB

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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