Apple Award Cut With New Trial for Some Samsung Products
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Apple Inc.’s $1.05 billion victory against Samsung Electronics Co. in a patent-infringement case was cut about 45 percent by a judge who ordered a new trial on damages for some Samsung products after finding the jury erred.
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, yesterday reduced the jury’s damages award by $450.5 million. The jury based its award for 14 Samsung products on an incorrect legal theory, Koh ruled, saying the companies should consider appealing her ruling before any trial begins.