Law Firms Represented
Dr. Benson has experience in patent infringement and trade secret cases and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants. He has also worked on product liability matters. He has deposition experience, trial experience, 402 evidentiary hearing experience and has assisted in preparation of interrogatories of opposing experts and witnesses. His experience includes:Expert Witness for defendants in Keraplast v. Southwest Research Institute. Conferred with attorneys and defendant scientists to assist in trade secret and confidential information issues. Performed experiments in defendant's laboratories to support case. Prepared and edited video of laboratory work for presentation at trial. Assisted in preparation of graphics for trial. Assisted in interrogatory preparation. Deposed twice by plaintiffs. (Case settled)
Expert witness for defendants in Shen Wei Inc. and Medline Industries Inc. v. Ansell Healthcare Products, Inc. Conferred with attorneys and assisted in patent infringement litigation. Research involved studying patents and various technical reports. Prepared Expert Report. Deposed by plaintiffs. (Case settled)
Morrison and Foerster also McGuire, Woods, Battle and Booth
Expert Witness for defendants in General Technology Applications v. Conoco Inc. Conferred with attorneys and defendant scientists to assist in patent infringement issues. Designed experiments and oversaw implementation to demonstrate non-infringement. Assisted in preparing graphics for trial. Testified at trial. (Case settled)
Expert Witness for plaintiffs in Multiple District Litigation involving latex allergies. Interviewed percipient witnesses. Provided extensive background research for MDL involving latex allergies v. manufacturers of latex gloves. Deposed twice by defendants. Testified at 402 hearing. (Judgment for plaintiffs)
