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PRACTICE AREA

Technology & Innovation Disputes

Litigation at the Intersection of Software Architecture, AI Models, and Data Infrastructure

Representing software founders, venture-backed companies, and technology enterprises in complex disputes involving proprietary algorithms, SaaS contract failures, AI training datasets, and cloud infrastructure.

Does this sound like your current situation?

  • A software development vendor failed to deliver core architecture, causing enterprise launch collapse and lost capital.
  • A third party or competitor scraped your proprietary database or model weights in breach of platform terms of service.
  • A critical cloud or SaaS infrastructure provider suffered an unmitigated SLA outage impacting your core operations.
  • A dispute arose regarding source code ownership, contractor work-for-hire provisions, and IP assignment clauses.
GOVERNING LAWS & STATUTES
18 U.S.C. § 1030 (CFAA)Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Federal statute authorizing civil claims against unauthorized access to computer systems, data theft, and server exploitation.

17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.Federal Copyright Act (Software)

Protects non-literal software architecture, API structure, database schemas, and proprietary code against unauthorized cloning.

Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ch. 521Texas Identity Theft & Data Security Enforcement

Texas state framework governing sensitive business data protection, notification duties, and unauthorized data disclosures.

WHAT WE HANDLE

  • SaaS SLA Breaches, Vendor Performance Failures, and System Integration Litigation
  • AI Data Scraping, LLM Model Weights, and Proprietary Dataset Misappropriation
  • Source Code Ownership, Contractor NDA Enforcement, and IP Assignment Disputes
  • Cloud Infrastructure, Server Colocation, and Data Center Liability Actions
LEGAL PROCESS

Our 4-Stage Legal Process

STAGE 01

Source Code & Repository Audit

Conducting forensic commit log analysis, technical diff audits, and repository history reconstruction.

STAGE 02

Pre-Trial Technical Injunctions

Filing emergency applications to disable unauthorized API access, halt scraping scrapers, and preserve digital evidence.

STAGE 03

Expert Code Comparison Discovery

Retaining specialized software forensic experts to conduct clean-room code comparisons under protective court orders.

STAGE 04

Statutory & Contractual Resolution

Enforcing software damages, restitution of prepaid developer retainers, and securing permanent IP assignment releases.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Key Legal Questions in Technology & Innovation Disputes

How are software development contract failures litigated in Texas?

We analyze technical acceptance criteria, sprint deliverables, defect logs, and Git source code repositories against Master Services Agreements to establish material breach and secure restitution of prepaid capital or specific performance.

What legal claims apply to unauthorized AI model training on proprietary corporate datasets?

Claims include breach of platform Terms of Service, violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), state common-law conversion, and trade secret misappropriation under DTSA and TUTSA.

Have a Time-Sensitive Question?
Speak with Attorney Lema Mousilli’s team directly.
(281) 305-9313
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