IBM Federal District Court Decisions

Global Executive Management Solutions, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filed: May 18, 2017 as 3:2016cv00370
Court: Oregon District Court
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation
Plaintiff: Global Executive Management Solutions, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

OPINION & ORDER: Defendant's motion for summary judgment 71 is granted as to the breach of express contract claim, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claim, and the promissory estoppel claim. The motion is denied as t o the quantum meruit and fraud claims. Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment 76 is granted as to the waiver affirmative defense. The motion is denied as to the express contract and estoppel affirmative defenses and is denied as…

PersonalWeb Technologies LLC et al v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filed: May 18, 2017 as 3:2016cv01266
Court: California Northern District Court
Consol Defendant: Github Inc.
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation
Mediator: David Folsom
Miscellaneous: David Keyzer
Plaintiff: PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, Level 3 Communications LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

REDACTED ORDER DENYING 212 DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS; GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART 218 DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 5/9/2017. (patentlcsjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/18/2017)

PersonalWeb Technologies LLC et al v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filed: May 18, 2017 as 3:2016cv01266
Court: California Northern District Court
Consol Defendant: Github Inc.
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation
Mediator: David Folsom
Miscellaneous: David Keyzer
Plaintiff: PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, Level 3 Communications LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER GRANTING 247 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 5/18/2017. (patentlcsjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/18/2017)

PersonalWeb Technologies LLC et al v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filed: May 9, 2017 as 3:2016cv01266
Court: California Northern District Court
Consol Defendant: Github Inc.
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation
Mediator: David Folsom
Miscellaneous: David Keyzer
Plaintiff: PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, Level 3 Communications LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER GRANTING 231 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 5/9/2017. (patentlcsjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2017)

PersonalWeb Technologies LLC et al v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filed: May 9, 2017 as 3:2016cv01266
Court: California Northern District Court
Consol Defendant: Github Inc.
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation
Mediator: David Folsom
Miscellaneous: David Keyzer
Plaintiff: PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, Level 3 Communications LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER GRANTING 229 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 5/9/2017. (patentlcsjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2017)

PersonalWeb Technologies LLC et al v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filed: May 9, 2017 as 3:2016cv01266
Court: California Northern District Court
Consol Defendant: Github Inc.
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation
Mediator: David Folsom
Miscellaneous: David Keyzer
Plaintiff: PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, Level 3 Communications LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER GRANTING 233 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 5/9/2017. (patentlcsjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2017)

Zhou v. International Business Machines Corporation - See Order at #98 regarding service to Pro Se Plaintiff - See #122 Order dismissing Dft Artech Information Systems, LLC

Filed: March 31, 2017 as 2:2015cv01027
Court: Iowa Northern District Court
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation, Artech Information Systems, LLC
Plaintiff: Shaunpen Zhou
Nature of Suit: Employment

ORDER granting 102 Motion for Summary Judgment and denying 121 Resistance. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with the above findings. The trial date is vacated. Signed by Judge Linda R Reade on 3/31/2017. (Order emailed to plaintiff) (pac)

Plaintiff v. Defendant

Filed: March 29, 2017 as 5:2015cv00504
Court: North Carolina Eastern District Court
Defendant: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Plaintiff: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

ORDER granting in part 38 Motion for Judgment on the Settled Administrative Record and Plan Document, denying 44 Motion for Summary Judgment and rejecting 74 Sealed Memorandum and Recommendation - The court R EVERSES and REMANDS to defendant for further proceedings consistent with this order. Plaintiff is DIRECTED to file a statement of fees and costs no later than April 18, 2017. Defendant's response, if any, is due 14 days after plaintiffs' submission. Signed…

Libman v. Great Northern Insurance Company

Filed: March 29, 2017 as 1:2016cv02986
Court: Illinois Northern District Court
Defendant: Great Northern Insurance Company, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, TA Cummings Jr. Company, AssuredPartners, Inc., David Schwartz
Plaintiff: Jody Libman
Nature of Suit: Insurance

MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: For the foregoing reasons, Great Northern's motion to dismiss, R. 6 , is Agency Defendants' motion to dismiss, R. 38 , is granted, and Count IV is dismissed without prejudice. As a result, the Agency Defend antsTA Cummings Jr. Co.; AssuredPartners, Inc.; and David Schwartz are dismissed from the case without prejudice. Great Northern's motion to strike, R. 5 , is denied. Great Northern's motion to dismiss for failure to join, R. 4…

Plaintiff v. Defendant

Filed: March 24, 2017 as 5:2015cv00504
Court: North Carolina Eastern District Court
Defendant: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Plaintiff: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

ORDER granting 87 Motion to Redact 79 Transcript - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 3/24/2017. (Tripp, S.)

Arunachalam v. International Business Machines Corporation et al

Filed: March 21, 2017 as 1:2016cv00281
Court: Delaware District Court
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation, Does 1-100, SAP America Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase and Company, Richard G. Andrews
Plaintiff: Lakshmi Arunachalam
Nature of Suit: Patent

MEMORANDUM regarding motions to dismiss (D.I. 17 , 21 , 28 ). Signed by Judge Richard G. Andrews on 3/21/2017. (nms)

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filed: February 9, 2017 as 3:2013cv01196
Court: Tennessee Middle District Court
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation
Plaintiff: Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

ORDER granting 569 Motion to Seal Document. MOTION GRANTED. Signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 2/9/17. (am)

MPI TECH A/S v. International Business Machines (IBM)

Filed: February 6, 2017 as 1:2015cv04891
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: International Business Machine Corporation
Plaintiff: MPI Tech A/S
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

ORDER AND OPINION: re: 168 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by International Business Machine Corporation. For the foregoing reasons, IBM's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED, and MPI's Objection to Judge Freeman's N ovember 14, 2016, Order is OVERRULED. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the motions at Docket No. 168 and Docket No. 240. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 2/06/2017) (ama) (Main Document 263 replaced on 2/6/2017) (jcs).…

Caunitz v. IBM Corporation

Filed: November 28, 2016 as 7:2015cv09281
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: IBM Corporation
Plaintiff: Richard Caunitz
Nature of Suit: Employment

OPINION AND ORDER re: 6 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint. filed by IBM Corporation. The motion to dismiss is GRANTED. The Clerk is instructed to terminate the motion (Doc. #6) and close this case. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Vincent L. Briccetti on 11/28/16) (yv)

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filed: September 13, 2016 as 3:2013cv01196
Court: Tennessee Middle District Court
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation
Plaintiff: Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

ORDER granting 478 Motion to Seal Documents. MOTION GRANTED Signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 9/13/16. (am)

Julie Stout v. International Business Machines Corporation et al

Filed: August 30, 2016 as 2:2016cv04914
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Brian Chu, Does, International Business Machines Corporation, Mark Mullaney
Plaintiff: Julie Stout
Nature of Suit: Employment

MINUTES (In Chambers) Order Re: Motion to Remand by Judge Fernando M. Olguin: IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) Plaintiff Motion to Remand the Action to California Superior Court (Document No. 18 ) is granted. (2) Defendants Motion to Strike (Document No. [2 2]) is denied. (3) The above-captioned action shall be remanded to the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, 111 North Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28…

Ciolino v. Seterus, Inc.

Filed: August 16, 2016 as 1:2015cv09247
Court: Illinois Northern District Court
Defendant: Seterus, Inc.
Plaintiff: Patrick Ciolino
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 8/16/2016: For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court grants defendant's motion to dismiss counts two and three of plaintiff's complaint [dkt. no. 40]. (mk)

PersonalWeb Technologies LLC et al v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filed: August 9, 2016 as 3:2016cv01266
Court: California Northern District Court
Consol Defendant: Github Inc.
Defendant: International Business Machines Corporation
Mediator: David Folsom
Miscellaneous: David Keyzer
Plaintiff: PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, Level 3 Communications LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER denying 128 Motion to Stay Pending Reexamination; denying 161 Administrative Motion for Continuance of the Hearing. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 8/9/2016. (ejdlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/9/2016)

Plaintiff v. Defendant

Filed: July 14, 2016 as 2:2016cv02541
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Plaintiff: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation

MINUTES (In Chambers): Order DENYING Plaintiff's Motion to Remand 16 by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff's motion to remand is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED. (lom)

Plaintiff v. Defendant

Filed: July 11, 2016 as 5:2015cv00504
Court: North Carolina Eastern District Court
Defendant: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Plaintiff: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

ORDER granting 64 Motion to Seal 63 PROPOSED SEALED Reply - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 7/11/2016. (Baker, C.)