Lexie White

Career

For more than twenty years I have focused my practice on finding solutions to legal problems, whether those can be found outside the courtroom or only in the hands of a jury. As lead trial counsel, I have secured multiple jury verdicts north of $100 million for plaintiffs. I also regularly lead the successful defense of claims seeking billions.

I am grateful to have several client relationships spanning dozens of matters over more than a decade, ranging from Fortune 10 companies to privately held businesses. These clients have been gracious with their loyalty and with their praise, calling me “a brilliant litigator,” “incredible,” and a “fantastic leader and strategic thinker.” (Chambers 2023) I am sometimes asked to direct strategy or argue on behalf of dozens of companies in joint representation groups, where I have been described as “very effective at arguing complex motions” (Chambers 2023) and “by far the best lawyer we worked with” whose “diligence and talent won us a huge victory at trial.”

My trials have taken me from Delaware federal court to the District of Columbia Superior Court, from Massachusetts to Wisconsin, and from all over Texas to California. I have argued on behalf of more than 100 defendants before the Joint Panel on MDL while also representing plaintiffs before the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Work Highlights

3G Licensing v. HTC (D. Del.) As lead Trial Counsel for Plaintiff, won a unanimous verdict from a Delaware federal jury finding that HTC Corporation infringed two asserted patents declared essential to LTE wireless standards. While HTC urged that damages should be limited to a fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) rate of less than two cents per device, the jury sided with Ms. White and her clients – awarding 74 cents for HTC’s devices that infringed both patents. The jury also found that HTC’s infringement was willful, which would enable the court to treble the damages award. Ms. White served as lead trial counsel, handling the opening and closing statements, and cross examining HTC’s corporate representative. 

Ancora v. Samsung (W.D. Tex.) Lead trial counsel for Ancora Technologies in patent litigation against Samsung and LG. Both cases resolved confidentially on the eve of trial. Ms. White was then hired to take over similar litigation that had previously been filed by the same plaintiff in federal courts in Washington and Delaware. Ms. White was also retained to represent Ancora in litigation pending in the Western District of Texas against Google, Vizio, Nintendo and Roku, involving the same patented technology.

AvMed Inc. . v. BrownGreer Plc, U.S. Bancorp Inc. and John Does (E.D. La.) Successfully represented a consortium of approximately fifty nationwide health payors in lawsuits filed against a variety of defendants in state and federal courts in New Jersey and Louisiana. The complaints asserted state law claims against Merck & Co. arising in connection with the marketing and sale of Vioxx® and asserted healthcare reimbursement liens against a $4.85 billion fund established to compensate for Vioxx-related injuries. In January 2009, the clients reached a groundbreaking settlement with the Vioxx Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, guaranteeing them certain payouts on their liens covering participating plaintiffs. The American Lawyer featured this litigation and its settlement in the “Big Suits” column of its April 2009 issue.

Capitol Hill Group v. DCA Capitol Hill (D.C. Sup. Ct.) Won a bench trial for the plaintiff, a privately-owned real estate company, in a contractual dispute with multiple Silver Point Capital affiliates. After trial in D.C. Superior Court, obtained ruling worth more than $60 million in damages and interest—plus the full value of the client’s attorneys’ fees—while also securing a take-nothing judgment as to $18 million in counterclaims brought against the client.

Clean Air Coalition v. Quemetco, Inc. (County of Los Angeles, Sup. Ct.) Lead trial counsel for the defendant, the world’s largest battery recycler, in bet-the-company environmental litigation filed in California state court. Case resolved favorably with court and Attorney General approval, following dismissal with prejudice of the lead plaintiff’s claims. Ms. White was hired to represent the same client as lead trial counsel in separate plaintiff-side litigation against AIG, seeking nearly $200 million in contractual damages, penalties and interest.

Confidential Arbitration. Successfully and obtained a take-nothing judgment on behalf of a Texas energy company in a multi-million dollar arbitration proceeding arising from the packaged sale of certain Louisiana Oil and Gas properties. Additional details of the arbitration are confidential.

E.B. Holdings v. AIG

(D. Nev.). Lead trial counsel for the insured in a nine-figure bad faith breach of contract action against AIG, arising from AIG’s breach of the duty to defend. The case is pending in a Nevada federal court.

Jaipuria v. LinkedIn (E.D. Tex) Lead counsel for individual inventors, Amit Jaipuria and Pradeep Jaipuria, in patent litigation against LinkedIn. The case settled for a confidential sum on the eve of trial.

Koninklijke KPN NV v. Samsung (71st Judicial Dist. Ct., Harrison County, Tex.) As lead trial counsel for Plaintiff, won a $341 million jury verdict on behalf of Dutch telecommunications company Koninklijke KPN N.V. (“KPN”) in a breach of contract dispute with Samsung Electronics Co. The verdict came after four days of trial and just over three hours of deliberation. Ms. White served as lead trial counsel, handling the voir dire, opening and closing statements, and cross-examining Samsung’s corporate representative. 

Koninklijke KPN NV v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (ICC Arbitration) Lead counsel for KPN in expedited arbitration involving a patent infringement and royalty dispute.

Koninklijke KPN NV v. LG (D. Del.; M.D. Fla.; E.D. Tex.) Lead trial counsel for KPN in high stakes cross-border patent litigation against LG, HTC, Lenovo and other mobile device makers and component makers, involving technology essential to various 3G and 4G wireless systems. All settlement amounts are confidential.

Koninklijke KPN NV v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (E.D. Tex.) Lead trial counsel for KPN in patent litigation against Ericsson asserting multiple patents related to telecommunications networks, infrastructure and related wireless technologies. Secured a jury verdict worth more than $100 million in past and future damages. Read more.

Litigation Against the USPTA (Harris County, Tex.) Lead counsel for the United States Professional Tennis Association in a lawsuit contesting the selection of the 2011-2013 President of the Board of Directors. Ms. White was hired after a Texas state court had entered a Temporary Restraining Order against the Association. Four days later, Ms. White cross examined the opponent’s three witnesses for nearly seven hours, after which the court ruled in favor of the association on all issues and the lawsuit was promptly dismissed.

Litigation on Behalf of Chevron. (E.D. La.; M.D. La.) Lead trial counsel for Chevron in a series of lawsuits filed by the State of Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, certain Louisiana parishes, and certain individual landowners seeking damages to Louisiana’s coastal zone allegedly caused by historical dredging and drilling operations. The cases are pending in various Louisiana state and federal courts.

Mewbourne Oil Co. v. Chubb (S.D. Tex.) Obtained summary judgment for the plaintiff, a privately held energy company, in a lawsuit alleging that its insurer breached a duty to defend the company against litigation filed by a third party. The case settled favorably for a confidential sum shortly thereafter. Ms. White successfully concluded similar litigation on behalf of Nokia, Inc., after the Texas Supreme Court likewise decided in favor of Nokia and the duty to defend.

Milwaukee County Pension System v. Mercer (E.D. Wis.) Won a $45 million mid-trial settlement on behalf of Milwaukee County and the Milwaukee County Pension System in a highly publicized actuarial malpractice trial against the largest actuarial firm in the country.  The dispute involved allegations of professional negligence by Mercer, Inc., a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies. Mercer denies the allegations, but after two weeks of trial Mercer agreed to pay Milwaukee County $45 million to settle the case. The settlement is reported to be the largest recovery by a public government entity in Wisconsin history, and one of the largest recoveries relating to allegations of actuarial negligence in the United States. Read more.

ODonnell Harris County, Texas (S.D. Tex.) Won a preliminary injunction, leading to a consent decree, on behalf of a class of thousands of indigent persons arrested for misdemeanors in Harris County, held in jail only because they are poor. The case was the country’s first significant trial challenging the practice of denying meaningful bail to low-risk poor arrestees.

Triten Corp. v. Koch Industries (215th Judicial Dist. Ct., Harris County, Tex.) Lead trial counsel for Triten Corp., a Texas-based industrial services company, in breach of contract, tortious interference and related commercial claims against Koch Industries. The case is pending in a Texas state court.

WickFire v. TriMax (W.D. Tex.) In a dispute over competing claims of tortious interference with contract and Lanham Act violations, Ms. White obtained a jury verdict awarding the full damages WickFire sought and finding that her opponent should take nothing on its $22 million counterclaim.  Ms. White’s work on this case was featured in the Texas Lawyer’s Litigator of the Week.