From u/sk999 : Why anyone is following this case is beyond me. But I was drawn in at the start, and will continue until the bitter end. So here are some key updates. First, very sad news. Darl McBride, the driver behind all of this litigation, passed away just over a year ago (from ALS - Loug Gehrig disease). This was a big loss. The Xinuos/IBM lawsuit has Darl McBride's fingerprints all over it, and whatever the backstory, it sure seemed like he was driving the bus. No more, alas. Second, the only surviving claim is one of copyright infringement, and that claim, having been rejected by the district court, is now before the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Oral Argument is calendared for the week of Apr 6, 2026. Here's a link to the docket: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70610623/xinuos-inc-v-international-business-machines-corporation/ By the way. David Marriott, long time attorney at Cravath, Swaine, and Moore and who was the star boxer dealing punching blows againt McBride, has now exited and joined with Latham & Watkins, but he brought along with him the Xinuos/IBM litigation. Always enjoyed David's oral arguments, even when he lost. Whatever the future holds, we shall see.
Just got this today, new events just reported on the Xinuos/IBM+Redhat lawsuit:
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