Profile
Joseph H. Boyle is a trial attorney with Hagan Noll & Boyle, LLC, in Houston, Texas. His legal practice focus is on intellectual property litigation and business litigation. For more than 10 years Mr. Boyle has represented media companies in the fight against piracy of pay-television programming, live sporting events and movies. He has developed strategies for digital rights management and content security companies. Joseph has defended telecommunications class actions and has defended and prosecuted complex commercial litigation cases.
Representative verdicts and settlements achieved by Mr. Joseph Boyle include a $106 million settlement with a permanent injunction and a public apology; a permanent injunction with a $110,000 penalty for each future violation of the injunction; and a $172,400 judgment. In a pro bono service case, Joseph Boyle successfully protested the liquor license application of a business on behalf of a residential community and Quaker church in the Houston Heights.
Joseph Boyle earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and was the Chief Article Editor for the Houston Law Review in the year 2000.
About Joseph Boyle
Law School: University of Houston Law Center
Admitted: 2001, Texas
Professional Webpage: www.hnbllc.com/boyle.html
Bar/Professional Activity:
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, District of Colorado
- United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
- State Bar of Texas
Pro bono/Community Service:
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Chief Article Editor, Houston Law Review, 2000
Verdicts and Settlements:
- NagraStar L.L.C. et al. v. William Mosley, Case No. 05-cv-00468, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. $56,400 judgment.
- NagraStar L.L.C. et al. v. Aquiles Rameriz and Claudia Rameriz, Case No. 05-cv-00475, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. $56,400 judgment.
- NagraStar L.L.C. et al. v. Alexander Peytchev, Anna Peytchev and Dennis Peytchev, Case No. 05-cv-00473, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. $44,800 judgment.
- NagraStar L.L.C. et al. v. Davin Omeir and Cantopia, Inc., Case No. 05-cv-00472, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. $172,400 judgment.
- NagraStar L.L.C. et al. v. Rahim “Ron” Lutfi, Case No. 05-cv-00474, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. $21,600 judgment and permanent injunction.
- NagraStar L.L.C. et al. v. Dominic Gizzi, Case No. 05-cv-00471, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Permanent injunction and $110,000 for each future violation of injunction.
- NagraStar L.L.C. et al. v. Derek Gresler, Regina Gresler and Final Approach, Inc., Case No. 05-cv-00241, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Permanent injunction.
- NagraStar L.L.C. et al. v. Alexander Torok, Case No. 05-cv-00470, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. $114,400 judgment
- Inflection Point Media Inc. v. Headend in the Sky Inc., Turner Media Group Inc., and Bruce DavisDocket/File Number: 03 CV 7962Verdict: Defendants TMG, Turner, Starr and Sigg,$0 Defense Verdict Range: $0 Court: District Court of Colorado, Second Judicial District, Denver County.Verdict Date: June 12, 2006
- NagraStar L.L.C. v. Freetech, N.D. California - $106 million settlement and permanent injunction and a public apologyhttp://www.mediabiz.com/news/articles/?edit_id=12703, 2009
- $626 Million judgment. http://www.hnbllc.com/Final-Judgment_Global-Tech.pdf , 2010
- $121.7 million judgment. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/04/12/daily13.html
, 2010
- $14.4 Million judgment http://satscams.com/?p=1242, 2011
- $214.9 Million summary judgment. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-21/dish-network-wins-214-9-million-judgment-in-piracy-suit-against-prisoner.html
, 2011
Representative Clients:
- NagraStar L.L.C., 2000
- DISH Network Corporation, 2000
- Treadstone Consulting, 2009
Educational Background:
- Harding University, B.S. Public Administration, 1996
- Fort Hays State University, M.S. Communication, 1998