Intellectual property and trial firm Matthews, Lawson, McCutcheon & Joseph of Houston has settled a lawsuit it filed against former lawyer Erik Osterrieder alleging he stole confidential client information and operated his own firm on the side.

On July 27, 164th District Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas of Harris County signed a final order of dismissal with prejudice of the suit Matthews Lawson filed in March against Osterrieder, an IP lawyer, and Osterrieder LLC. That order states that “all matters in controversy between the parties have been compromised and resolved.”