Ward v. Cisco Systems, No. 08-4022 (W.D. Ark. filed March 13, 2008).
Status: Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed claims against blogger; claims against blogger’s former employer remain.

After withdrawing his suit in Texas state court, patent attorney T. John Ward, Jr. sued the author of the Patent Troll Tracker blog (www.trolltracker.blogspot.com; now members only) and his employer.

The plaintiff than voluntarily dismissed the claims against the blogger, 2008 WL 4079286 (Aug. 28, 2008), levaing only the claims against the blogger's employer.

Trial on the remaining claims is scheduled for February 2010.