Ars technica:
The most litigious "patent troll" of 2014 has been effectively shut down, and will have to pay attorneys' fees to several defendants.
US District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, who hears more patent cases that any other federal judge, issued an order (PDF) on Thursday saying that the behavior of eDekka LLC qualified as "exceptional," and that the company should pay the legal fees of various companies it sued.