Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC v. American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

Federal Civil Lawsuit Michigan Eastern District Court, Case No. 5:13-cv-13131
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No Logo Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC, Plaintiff

Represented by Albritton Law Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 06/29/2015, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Eric M. Albritton +1 903 757 8449 +1 903 758 7397 ema@emafirm.com

Represented by benefieldlaw.com Law Firm Placeholder

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 06/29/2015, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Michael Aaron Benefield +1 903 212 3222 +1 903 212 3738 michael@benefieldlaw.com

Represented by P.o. Box 948

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Gregory Phillip Love +1 903 690 7100 +1 903 392 2267 greg@lovetrialfirm.com

Represented by Stevens Love Pllc

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
TERMINATED: 08/11/2014, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Todd Y. Brandt todd@stevenslove.com
TERMINATED: 08/18/2014, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Darrell Glyn Dotson +1 903 212 3113 +1 903 757 2387 darrell@dotsonlawfirm.com
TERMINATED: 08/11/2014, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Scott English Stevens +1 903 753 6760 +1 903 753 6761 brenda@stevenslove.com

Represented by Suite 440

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Eric J. Maurer emaurer@maurerpllc.com

Represented by Young & Associates, PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jason D. Killips +1 248 353 8620 killips@youngpc.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Steven Susser +1 248 353 8620 +1 248 353 6559 efiling@youngpc.com
No Logo American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Counter-Claimant

Represented by Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, Learman & McCulloch, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William F. Kolakowski, III +1 248 689 3500 +1 248 689 4071 kolakowski@reising.com
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No Logo American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Defendant

Represented by Dykema Gossett, PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Michael P. Cooney +1 313 568 6800 +1 313 568 6701 mcooney@dykema.com

Represented by Lathrop & Gage, LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Allan J Sternstein +1 312 920 3306 +1 312 627 2302 asternstein@lathropgage.com

Represented by Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, Learman & McCulloch, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED William F. Kolakowski, III +1 248 689 3500 +1 248 689 4071 kolakowski@reising.com
No Logo Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC, Counter-Defendant

Represented by Suite 440

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Eric J. Maurer emaurer@maurerpllc.com

Represented by Young & Associates, PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Steven Susser +1 248 353 8620 +1 248 353 6559 efiling@youngpc.com
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 53 Filed: 8/14/2015, Entered: None Dismissing Case - Stipulated Order
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DISCOVERY plan jointly filed pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(f) (Young, Rodger) (Entered: 04/23/2015)
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MARKMAN BRIEF by American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit U.S. Patent No. 5,828,028, # 3 Exhibit Prosecution History--Office Action issued by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (March 30, 1998), # 4 Exhibit Prosecution History--Amendment submitted to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (May 29, 1998), # 5 Exhibit Prosecution History--Notice of Allowability issued by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (June 12, 1998), # 6 Exhibit Excerpts from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Fifth Ed. (1994), # 7 Exhibit Excerpts from Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (1991), # 8 Exhibit Excerpts from The Illustrated Science and Invention Encyclopedia (1983), # 9 Exhibit U.S. Patent No. 5,763,047) (Kolakowski, William) Modified on 9/16/2014 (DTyl) [DOCUMENT IS TITLED RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S OPENING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT] (Entered: 09/15/2014)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 41 Filed: 8/26/2014, Entered: None Order on Motion for Alternate Service
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STATEMENT of Plaintiff Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC's Opening Claim Construction Statement by Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit A - US Patent No. 5,828,028, # 3 Exhibit B - Cover pages of 18 patents issued to Dimitrios G. Cecil, # 4 Exhibit C - Newcor Bay City publication NBC-9593, # 5 Exhibit D - American Axle's 7/11/14 Objections and Answers to Welding Innovations Interrogatories Nos. 2, 4 and 5, # 6 Exhibit E - Welding Innovation's 5/9/14 Interrogatories, # 7 Exhibit F - '028 Patent Prosecution History excerpt, # 8 Exhibit G - '028 Patent Prosecution History excerpt, # 9 Exhibit H - '028 Patent Prosecution History excerpt, # 10 Exhibit I - US Patent No. 2,405,033, # 11 Exhibit J - US Patent No. 5,558,785, # 12 Exhibit K - Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary at 484, 926 and 992) (Young, Rodger) (Entered: 08/25/2014)
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ORDER granting 36 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney.. Signed by District Judge Judith E. Levy. (KKra) (Entered: 08/18/2014)
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Notice of E-mail Delivery Failure as to attorney Allan J. Sternstein. Bounced NEF for 30 Protective Order. (SSch) (Entered: 08/04/2014)
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STATEMENT of Joint Claim Construction Statement by American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Constructions of Disputed Terms) (Kolakowski, William) (Entered: 07/28/2014)
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SCHEDULING ORDER: Signed by District Judge Judith E. Levy. (Refer to image for additional dates) (FMos) (Entered: 06/20/2014)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Michael A. Benefield on behalf of Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC. (Benefield, Michael) (Entered: 06/20/2014)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Michael P. Cooney on behalf of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.. (Cooney, Michael) (Entered: 06/18/2014)
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NOTICE of reassignment from District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III to District Judge Judith E. Levy in Ann Arbor pursuant to Administrative Order 14-AO-030. (SSch) (Entered: 05/13/2014)
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STIPULATION AND ORDER to Stay Litigation for 30 days and to Extend Deadlines in Scheduling Order. [Case stayed.] Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (CCoh) (Entered: 03/03/2014)
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ORDER Granting 22 Unopposed Motion to Extend Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions Deadline. . Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (CCoh) (Entered: 01/24/2014)
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MOTION TO EXTEND Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions Deadline by Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC. (Killips, Jason) (Entered: 01/24/2014)
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STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Fed.R.Civ.P.26(A)(1) Disclosure Deadline. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (CCoh) (Entered: 01/20/2014)
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SCHEDULING ORDER, entered. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (Refer to image for dates) (CCoh) (Entered: 01/06/2014)
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REQUEST for Withdrawl of Appearance of Allan J. Sternstein by All Defendants. (Sternstein, Allan) (Entered: 12/16/2013)
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DISCOVERY plan jointly filed pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(f) (Killips, Jason) (Entered: 12/10/2013)
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NOTICE TO APPEAR: Scheduling Conference set for 12/17/2013 10:00 AM before District Judge Stephen J. Murphy III (CCoh) (Entered: 10/30/2013)
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NOTICE by Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC Change of Law Firm Affiliation (Dotson, Darrell) (Entered: 10/29/2013)
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NOTICE by Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC Change of Law Firm Affiliation (Dotson, Darrell) (Entered: 10/21/2013)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Todd Y. Brandt on behalf of Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC. (Brandt, Todd) (Entered: 09/17/2013)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Darrell G. Dotson on behalf of Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC. (Dotson, Darrell) (Entered: 09/17/2013)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Scott E. Stevens on behalf of Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC. (Stevens, Scott) (Entered: 09/17/2013)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Gregory P. Love on behalf of Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC. (Love, Gregory) (Entered: 09/16/2013)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Eric Miller Albritton on behalf of Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC. (Albritton, Eric) (Entered: 09/16/2013)
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STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. for American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.. (Kolakowski, William) (Entered: 08/19/2013)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Rodger D. Young on behalf of Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC. (Young, Rodger) (Entered: 08/16/2013)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Jason D. Killips on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Killips, Jason) (Entered: 08/16/2013)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Allan J. Sternstein on behalf of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.. (Sternstein, Allan) (Entered: 08/06/2013)
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NOTICE of Appearance by William F. Kolakowski, III on behalf of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.. (Kolakowski, William) (Entered: 07/29/2013)
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Docket Sheet from Texas Eastern; Case Number 2:13-cv-00051. Modified on 7/22/2013 (VLun). (Entered: 07/22/2013)
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ORDER granting 12 Motion to Change Venue. This case is transferred to the Eastern District of Michigan. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 7/21/2013. (ch, ) [Transferred from txed on 7/22/2013.] (Entered: 07/22/2013)
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Original ANSWER to 1 Complaint,, First COUNTERCLAIM against Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC by American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc..(Cramer, William) [Transferred from txed on 7/22/2013.] (Entered: 04/22/2013)
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TRANSFERREDCOMPLAINT For Patent Infringement against American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0540-3967015.), filed by Welding Innovation Solutions, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Dotson, Darrell) [ transferred in from Texas Eastern; Case Number 2:13-cv-00051.] (Entered: 01/23/2013)
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