Ashley A. Weaver

Biography

Cases

• Obtained summary judgment for a national legal malpractice carrier in an attorney-lien enforcement action in Wyoming district court. In this matter of first impression, the Court held that the plain language of the statute precluded the plaintiff law firm's attorney-lien and constructive fraud claims. As the prevailing party under the statute, WTO obtained a significant award of attorneys' fees and costs for its client.
• Won a unanimous defense verdict for Michelin following a three-week trial in Arizona state court in which the plaintiff demanded $20 million in actual and punitive damages.
• Won a complete defense verdict and dismissal of punitive damages claims for a Wyoming hospital and codefendant physicians facing non-negotiable $19 million negligence claims brought by a plaintiff who suffered a stroke following emergency room treatment for a head wound.

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• "One Year after eBay: Injunctions in Patent Cases," Co-Author, Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Suffolk University Law School, (April 2007).
• "Alternative Careers in Chemistry," panelist at, American Chemical Society National Meeting, (March 2006).
• "Written Description and Enablement: One Requirement or Two?," Co-Author, Federal Circuit Bar Journal, vol. 15, issue 1, (2005).
• "Hatch-Waxman: Will the Playing Field be Leveled?," Co-Author, Update Magazine, Food and Drug Law Institute, (September 2002).

Other Experience

Personal Interests