Jury Trial Amid Texas Virus Spike Averted by Samsung Settlement

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. settled a patent lawsuit in Texas that had been slated next week for one of the nation’s first live jury trials since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, despite a surge in infections in the state.

Henry Bunsow, the California-based lawyer for plaintiff Image Processing Technologies LLC, confirmed the resolution of the smartphone facial-recognition technology dispute. He declined to say whether the prospect of a trial starting Monday in federal court in Marshall, Texas, had helped the parties reach a deal.

“That was on everyone’s mind but I cannot tell you if or what ...