Why is a judiciary committee reviewing claims of patent litigation venue shopping in the US federal District Court of the Western District of Texas?

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas had come under fire and review because:

• Judge Alan Albright of the Waco division has been said to solicit patent cases to be heard in his court;

• Judge Albright appears to be sympathetic to patent plaintiffs; and

• Patent plaintiffs have been abusing venue shopping to have cases heard in Judge Albright’s court, resulting in a quarter of all currently pending patent litigation being scheduled to be heard there.

Read about a judiciary committee review into claims of patent litigation venue shopping in the US District Court of the Western District of Texas.