RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining Practus, Matt was a senior partner at Husch Blackwell LLP where he focused his practice on Commercial Litigation, IP litigation and Toxic Tort litigation matters.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Second-chaired trial in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, and conducted the direct examination of the client’s damages expert, resulting in a favorable verdict of more than $10 million.
- Second-chaired trial representing an agricultural products manufacturer in a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, in which jury found that the defendants’ infringement was willful and rendered a verdict that resulted in a judgment for more than $15 million.
- Litigated with favorable results in the trial of patent and trademark infringement litigation matters on behalf of a Fortune 500 company.
- Secured dismissal of a putative nationwide class action case involving allegations of deceptive advertising.
- Supervised and managed the coordinated defense of hundreds of toxic tort matters around the country for a Fortune 500 company.
- Represented a biodiesel refinery client involving issues relating to National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) and National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) rules.
- Matt litigated the following cases/decisions:
- Monsanto Co. v. David, 516 F. 3d 1009 (Fed.Cir. 2008)
- Monsanto Co. v. McFarling, 488 F. 3d 973 (FedCir. 2007)
- Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs, 459 F. 3d 1328 (Fed.Cir. 2006)
- Monsanto Co. v. David, 448 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (E.D.Mo. 2006)
- Monsanto Co. v. Hill, 2006 WL 4864419 (E.D.Mo. 2005)
- Monsanto Co. v. McFarling, 363 F. 3d 1336 (Fed.Cir. 2004)
- Monsanto Co. v. Ralph, 382 F. 3d 1374 (Fed.Cir. 2004)
- Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs, 342 F. Supp. 2d 568 (N.D.Ms. 2004)
- Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs, 342 F. Supp. 2d 584 (N.D.Ms. 2004)
- Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs, 342 F. Supp. 2d 602 (N.D.Ms. 2004)
- Monsanto Co. v. McFarling, 302 F. 3d 1291 (Fed.Cir. 2002)
- Monsanto Co. v. Nelson, 2001 WL 34079479 (E.D.Mo. 2001)
- For Ag industry members, Matt has:
- Participated in pre-litigation claims, jury and bench trials relating to private seed companies and a public university’s assertion of utility and plant U.S. patent and Plant Variety Protection rights.
- Defended crop seed performance claims in multiple states and jurisdictions for a major agricultural technology company.
- Represented a leading precision agriculture company and worked with satellite imagery to track crop growth.
- Represented a biodiesel refinery client on issues related to soybean oil futures and trade rules.
- In addition, Matt routinely defends various industry members and clients in other industries relating to state and federal court matters involving alleged exposure to carcinogenic materials, medical monitoring, product liability, intellectual property, maritime explosion and other personal injury matters.
- Matt has appeared on behalf of clients in state and federal courts — both civil and bankruptcy — across the United States. He has also coordinated with federal law enforcement (FBI and IRS) authorities and has litigated employee embezzlement matters.
- Furthermore, Matt has led the defense of several putative nationwide class action matters in state and federal courts, including multidistrict litigation (MDL) experience. He has handled the prosecution and defense of a variety of commercial and contractual disputes, including distributor, licensing and construction disputes. Most recently, Matt has provided advice on Plant Intellectual Property licensing and enforcement.
