Personal Audio, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0540-3217134.), filed by Personal Audio, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7, # 9 Exhibit 8, # 10 Exhibit 9, # 11 Exhibit 10, # 12 Exhibit 11, # 13 Exhibit 12, # 14 Exhibit 13)(Goehringer, Charles)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

'>JS 44 (Rev. 12107)

The IS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neitherreplace not' supplement the filing and service ofpleadings; or otherpapers as required by law. except as pr01tided
by local roles ofcourt. Ibis fonn. approved by the Judicial Conference oftbe United States in September 1974. is required forth.e use ofthe Clerk ofeaurt for the purpose ofinitiating
the civil docket sheet. (SEE mSTRUC!10NS ONTRE REVERSE OF TIlE FORM.)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS

Personal Audio. LLC. a Texas limited liability company
SEE ATTACHED LIST.
Jefferson

(b) County ofResidenc:e of First Listed Plaintiff

County ofResidence of First Listed Defendant

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

(IN U.S.PLAINI'IFF CASES ONLY)

NOTE: 1N LAND CONDEMNATION CASES. USE TIIE LOCATION OF TIlE
LAND INVOLVED.

~c) Artom&E·,(FinnN~A""'rlE,.andTclophoneNrunbet)

Attorneys (If Known)

Law ence L.

ermer and ha es W. Goehringer. Jr.
G ermer Gertz. LLP. 550 Fannin. Suite 400. Beaumont. Texas 77701

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION
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120Marine
o 130 Miller Act
o 14ONegotiable1m:tnunent
o 150lW:overy'ofOve1payment
&EnforcementofJudgment
o 151 Medicare Act
o 152 Reco1JelY ofDeflmlted
Student Loans
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o t 53 Recovery ofOverpayment
ofVeteran.'sBenefits
o tOO Stockholders' Suils
o 190 Other Coutrn:ct
o 195 Contract Product Liability
o 196 FIlInchise
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o 210 Land Condemnation
o 220 Foreclosure
o 230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
o 240 Torts to Land
o 245 Tort Product Liability
o 290 All Other Real Property

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V. ORIGIN
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PERSONAL INJURY
0 362 Personal Injury Med. MalpIactice
0 365 Personal Injury Product Liability
0 368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product
Liability
PERSONALPROPERTY
0 370 OtherFraud
0 371 TmthinLending

3l0AUplane
315 Airplane Product
Liability
320 Assault, Libel &:
Slander
330 FeOOa1 Employers'
Liability
340 Marine
345 M:lrine Product
Lfubility
350 MotorVebicle
355 Motar Vehicle
Product Liability
360 Other Personal
441 Voting
442 Emplo}'Il1ent
443 Housing!
Accommodations
444 Welfare
445 Amer. wlDisabilitiesEmployment
446 Amer. wlDisabilities·
Other
440 Other Civil Rights

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530 General
535 Death Penalty
540 Mandamus & Other
550 Civil Rights
555 Prison Condition

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26 USC 7609

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o 463 Habeas Corpus -

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Alien Detainee

465 Other Immigration
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Cite tho U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictioDal statutes unless diversity):

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION

35 U.S.C.

Appellate Court

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a 610 Agriculture
o 422 Appe.2128 USC 158
o 620 Other Food & Drug
o 423 Withdmval
2SUSC 157
a 625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 21 USC SSI
o 630Liquoruws
a 640 RR.&Truck
o 820 Copyri"'"
o 650 Airline Regs.
:a 830 Patent
o 660 Occupational
o 840 Tndemarlc.
SafetylHe.a1th
o 690 Other
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o 710 FairLabor Standards
o 861 HIA (lJ95fl)
o 862 Blade: Lung (923)
Property Damage
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o 720 LaborlMgmt Relations o 863 DIWCIOlWW (405(g»
o 730 LoboriMgmtReporting o 864SSIDTitleXVI
Product Liability
o 865 RSlI405(,"
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P 11TIONS"i' o 740 RailwayLabor Act
0 510 Motions to Vacate
o 790 Other Labor Litigation o 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
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o 791 EmpL Ret. Inc.
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Security Act
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Babpu Corpus:

PERSONAL INJURY

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400 Slate Reapportionment
410 Antitrust
430 Banks and B3nking
450 Conu:ncn:e
460 I:>eporution
410 Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt """",,,""'"
480 ConsUlllCr Credit
490 CabkJSat TV
810 Selective SeMce
850 SecuritiesfCommoditiesl
Exd"nge
875 Customer Challenge
12 USC 3410
890 Other StltutOlY Actions
891 AgriculttDtActs
892 Economic SbbilizationAct
893 Environmental Matters
894 Energy AllocationAct
895 Freedom ofInformation
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900Appeal ofFec Detennination
Under Equal Access
to]ustice
950 Constitutionality of
Stare Stltutes

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Briefdescription of cause:

Infrln ement of United States Patent NO.6 199 076

VIT. REQUESTED IN
o CHECKlFTIllSISACLASSACTION
UNDER F.R.C.P. 23
COMPLAINT:
VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
(See instrue.Iions):
JUDGE Ron Clark
IF ANY

DOCKET NUMBER 9:11-cv-00120-RC

SIGNATURE OF ATIORNEY OF RECORD

DATE

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09/09/2011
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

RECElPT#

CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
JURy DEMAND:
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AMOUNT

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APPLYING IFP

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JUDGE

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MAG.JUDGE

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Defendants:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a Korean corporation;
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a New York corporation;
Samsung Telecommunications America, L.P., a Delaware corporation;
Research in Motion, Ltd., a Canadian corporation;
Research in Motion Corp., a Delaware corporation;
Motorola Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation;
HTC Corp., a Taiwanese corporation;
HTC BVI, a British Virgin Islands corporation;
HTC America, Inc., a Texas corporation;
LG Electronics, Inc., a Korean corporation; and
LG Electronics USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation.