I think you're absolutely right. In fact, the TQP lawyer went on the attack, which would be a miscalculation anywhere but Texas:
> TQP lawyer Marc Fenster could have acknowledged Diffie's accomplishments while arguing that his client—an admittedly little guy—still should get his rights, his little piece of "intellectual property."
> That's not what Fenster did. He went on the attack.
> TQP lawyer Marc Fenster could have acknowledged Diffie's accomplishments while arguing that his client—an admittedly little guy—still should get his rights, his little piece of "intellectual property."
> That's not what Fenster did. He went on the attack.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/newegg-trial-cryp...