Harrison County man sentenced to 6 years for pipe bomb possession Thomas Asa Harbarger, 57, pleaded guilty on Nov. 17, 2020, to possession of an unregistered destructive device and was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison. (Source: U.S. Attorney s Office) By KLTV Digital Media Staff | April 14, 2021 at 5:50 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 5:50 PM
MARSHALL, Texas – A Marshall man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
Thomas Asa Harbarger, 57, pleaded guilty on Nov. 17, 2020 to possession of an unregistered destructive device and was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.
Texas man sentenced to prison for possession of homemade pipe bomb (Source: WAVE 3 News) By Daffney Dawson | April 14, 2021 at 9:14 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 9:14 PM
HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KSLA) - According to the U.S. District Attorneyâs Office, a Marshall, Texas man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
Thomas Asa Harbarger, 57, pleaded guilty on Nov. 17, 2020, to possession of an unregistered destructive device. He was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison on Wednesday, April 14, by U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.
âWe are proud to work with our state and local partners to protect the public and ensure the safety of our community,â said Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. âThanks to the diligence and quick thinking of the Texas State Trooper in this case, a dangerous criminal is off the street.â
Apple wins new trial over Texas jury’s $506 million patent verdict
The patent owner claimed iPhones, iPads and watches were using its wireless technology.
An Apple logo adorns the facade of one of its retail storefronts.(Kathy Willens)
A federal judge tossed a $506.2 million damages award against Apple Inc. after ruling the iPhone maker should have been able to argue that patent owner Optis Wireless Technology was making unfair royalty demands, though he refused to throw out the liability finding.
Optis and its partners in the case, PanOptis Patent Management and Unwired Planet LLC, claimed that Apple’s smartphones, watches, and tablets that operate over the LTE cellular standard were using its patented technology.
A federal judge says there is serious doubt about the verdict that saw PanOptis awarded $506 million against Apple, and is allowing a retrial over iPhone 4G LTE patent infringements.
Apple has previously said its $506 million loss to PanOptis over a patent dispute was tainted because of how the jury had been instructed. It asked for a broad retrial, and now US District Judge Rodney Gilstrap has allowed one limited to the issue of damages.
According to
Law360, Judge Gilstrap said that in the jury trial, both Apple and PanOptis had previously decided to reserve a key issue for a later bench trial. Specifically, the case turned on FRAND, the idea that standard essential patents (SEP) must be licensed on terms that are Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory.
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Apple Gets New Damages Trial After $506M Patent Verdict
Law360 (April 14, 2021, 11:01 PM EDT) A Texas federal judge ruled Wednesday that Apple is entitled to a new damages trial after a jury found in August that it infringed PanOptis standard-essential 4G wireless patents and must pay $506 million, saying there is serious doubt about the reliability of the verdict.
A Texas federal judge said Wednesday that a jury was missing information when it found Apple was liable for $506 million in damages. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap declined to order a new trial on any other issues that Apple raised. As for the damages, he said that because the dispute centers on standard-essential.