Context: In February 2007, Texas MP3 Technologies sued Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk in eastern Texas federal court, claiming infringement of a portable MP3 player patent that Texas MP3 said it had been assigned. Apple, Samsung, and Sandisk all settled the claims against them in January 2009.

Question: Who sued Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk in 2007?
Answer: Texas MP3 Technologies

Question: Which court did the lawsuit take place in?
Answer: eastern Texas federal court

Question: What was the claim that the lawsuit was based on?
Answer: infringement of a portable MP3 player patent

Question: What action did the three companies being sued take?
Answer: all settled the claims against them

Question: What year did the lawsuits end?
Answer: 2009