According to the WSJ’s Law Blog and the San Antonio Express-News, Akin Gump was hit yesterday with a Texas-size verdict of $72.6 million in a malpractice case in San Antonio federal court.

Air Measurement Technologies Inc., a Texas company, claimed that Akin Gump bungled the company’s patent applications for a safety device.  The device was designed to alert fire fighters to the amount of time that they can safely remain in a fire.

According to the complaint, and as reported by the WSJ, Akin Gump failed to adequately prepare and prosecute the plaintiffs’ patents, impeding Air Measurement’s ability to recover damages when competitors allegedly infringed the patents.

The Wall Street Journal Law Blog article can be read here: Akin Gump Malpractice

The San Antonio Express-News article can be read here: S.A. Inventor Wins $72 Million