Susman Godfrey previously represented Arendi in other patent lawsuits against companies including Apple, Samsung and LG.Īpple asked the court to award an unspecified amount of fees for the 'flagrant violations. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly. The company said Arendi and Susman Godfrey have 'strong motivations to push the envelope on 'inadvertently' disclosing Apple’s confidential information' for 'the ultimate benefit of Plaintiff's licensing regime and Plaintiff's counsel's litigation strategy.' Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. 'And Plaintiff did just that,' the filing said.Īpple said Arendi's damages expert disclosed the monetary terms of their settlement during questioning by Susman Godfrey partner Seth Ard, violating the companies' confidentiality agreement. Apple's Wednesday filing said it attended the Google trial because it feared Arendi would misuse its confidential business information during the proceedings.

It sued Apple in 2012 and Google in 2013, accusing their mobile devices of violating the patents.Īpple settled with Arendi in 2021 under confidential terms. of revealing secret information about a settlement agreement between them, including how much Apple paid, during Arendi's separate infringement trial against Alphabet's Google LLC (GOOGL.O).Īpple asked a Delaware federal judge to impose monetary sanctions against Arendi and its law firm Susman Godfrey one day after Google defeated Arendi's $45.5 million lawsuit at the trial, which did not involve Apple.Īrendi's attorneys and representatives for Apple and Susman Godfrey did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday.Īrendi has sued several tech companies over its patents, which relate to retrieving information such as names and addresses from a database and entering it into word processors and spreadsheets. May 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday accused patent owner Arendi S.A.R.L.

The Secret by R.L. Stine