Automated Transactions LLC, the Wilmington, Del., firm which has been suing banks and credit unions around the country alleging that their ATMs violate patents it holds, has received a significant legal setback to its litigation.
A panel of judges charged with consolidating similar cases that appear in different venues ruled this week that the Automated Transactions cases around the country are similar enough to warrant being included in one central case which will be heard in Delaware and before a court which has ruled against Automated Transactions in the past.
“This is a huge win for my clients,” said Robert Stier, partner and senior trial lawyer at the Portland, Maine, office of Pierce Atwood LLC. “So long as the troll could divide and conquer, banks were at a disadvantage. Today's ruling is a game-changer because it unites the banks against their common enemy.”
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