Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., et al.
Case Number:
1:19-cv-01334
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Firms
- Dailey LLP
- Devlin Law Firm
- Devlin Law Firm PC
- Faegre Drinker
- Fish & Richardson
- Morris James
- Morris Nichols
- Potter Anderson
- Richards Layton
- Skadden Arps
Companies
- AEP Texas
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
- DTE Energy Co.
- Dynegy Inc.
- Luminant Generation Co. LLC
- NRG Energy Inc.
- Southwestern Electric Power Co.
- Talen Energy Corp.
- Vistra Corp.
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November 20, 2025
New Trial Bid Denied After $57M Coal Emissions IP Verdict
A Delaware federal magistrate judge won't order a new trial after a jury found in 2024 that companies affiliated with CERT Operations owed Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. more than $57 million for infringing patents on technology for refining coal to reduce mercury in emissions from power plants.
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September 26, 2025
Judge Won't Overturn $57M Midwest Energy Win In IP Fight
A Delaware federal magistrate judge has refused to disturb a jury's finding that numerous affiliated companies willfully infringed Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. patents on technology for refining coal to reduce mercury in emissions from power plants, leaving in place a $57 million verdict.
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July 08, 2025
Del. Judge Cuts Co-Plaintiff From $57M Refined Coal IP Suit
A co-plaintiff alongside Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. cannot share in a $57 million award from a jury that found patents on technology for refining coal to reduce mercury emissions from power plants were infringed, with a Delaware federal judge ruling on Tuesday the other company lacks standing.
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March 01, 2024
Jury Awards Midwest Energy $57M On Refined Coal Patents
A Delaware federal jury on Friday awarded Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. more than $57 million after finding that numerous affiliated companies willfully infringed its patents on technology for refining coal to reduce mercury in emissions from power plants.
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February 22, 2024
IP Forecast: Samsung Eyes Ex-Attys' Litigation Funder Chats
Samsung plans to ask a Texas court to force a patent litigation business to disclose communications with litigation funders ahead of a trial next month over whether the tech giant's former in-house counsel stole trade secrets. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.