DRC Congratulates Bartlit Beck on its $229 Million Verdict for Viasat in a Patent Trial Against Kioxia
July 20, 2026
NEW YORK, NEW YORK — July 20, 2026 — DRC congratulates its client Bartlit Beck, led by trial team leads Scott McBride and Nosson Knobloch, on its $229 million jury verdict for Viasat, Inc. in Viasat, Inc. v. Kioxia Corporation et al, No. 6:21-cv-01231 (W.D. Tex.), before U.S. District Judge Alan Albright. Following a four-day patent trial in Waco, Texas, the jury deliberated for less than half a day before finding that Kioxia infringed Viasat's patent on forward error correction technology used in NAND flash memory.
DRC congratulates the entire Bartlit Beck trial team that supported Viasat, including Scott McBride, Nosson Knobloch, Matthew Ford, Meg Fasulo, Nevin Gewertz, and Mac LeBuhn, on this decisive victory. DRC provided trial graphics support to the Bartlit Beck team throughout the case.
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