
The South Korean electronics giant, Samsung, will reportedly be challenging the $120 million in damages awarded to Apple as part of the companies’ most recent courtroom battle, with Samsung’s lead attorney saying the verdict was “unsupported by evidence.” Samsung attorney John Quinn said the following in a statement regarding the matter:
Of course we’re pleased that the jury awarded Apple 6% of what they were asking for. But even that can't stand, because Apple kept out all the real world evidence and didn't produce anything to substitute for it, so you have a verdict that's unsupported by evidence — and that's just one of its problems.
According to Villanova University law professor Michael Risch, appealing the verdict would be the better financial decision for Samsung:
At this stage an appeal is cheap, even if the total can be reduced by $10-$20 million.
We’ll have to wait and see what happens next.
Source: Bloomberg
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