Oracle’s $1.3 Billion U.S. Verdict Against SAP Thrown Out
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Oracle Corp.’s $1.3 billion copyright-infringement verdict against SAP AG, the largest maker of business-management software, was overturned by a federal judge who called the award “grossly excessive.”.
U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland, California, yesterday granted SAP’s motion to throw out the verdict. She ruled that SAP should get a new trial for damages if Oracle rejects her decision to reduce the amount to $272 million, which she said should be the maximum in damages based on the evidence at trial.