Technology,
Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 4, 2021
$2B Nikola v Tesla patent suit suspended due to no-shows
“Plaintiff Nikola Corp. bears the burden of prosecuting this case and moving it to a resolution. It has dropped the ball, and this 2018 action is languishing without explanation or apparent good cause,” said U.S. District Judge James Donato.
A federal judge has suspended a $2 billion patent lawsuit brought by Nikola, an electric vehicle company, against Tesla after both sides stopped responding to requests to schedule hearings.
U.S. District Judge James Donato on Wednesday ruled that the case is administratively closed. "Plaintiff Nikola Corp. bears the burden of prosecuting this case and moving it to a resoluti...
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