Samsung and Apple meet with Judge Lucy Koh for post-trial hearing

One particular device, the Samsung Galaxy Prevail, was brought up for special attention. The jury awarded Apple twice the amount of profits Apple claims it had from the introduction of this device and Apple said that the evidence supported a bigger award. The Judge apparently is coming around to the idea that the jury did not do a good job calculating damages. Koh even hinted at what her further course of action will be when she asked Samsung's attorneys, "What if I just calculated the reasonable royalty for the Prevail?" Samsung also said that lost profit calculations shouldn't apply since Apple could not meet demand for the Apple iPhone.
The Judge brought up the idea of a settlement. "I think it would be good for consumers. It would be good for the industry," Judge Koh said.
Judge Koh had wanted to hand down an all-in-one-verdict, but this is not going to happen. Instead, she will hand down her decisions in installments and not all of them will be ready before the end of the year. At one point in the hearing, the jurist was getting a bit exasperated and wanted to know what it would take to put an end to this case. Now that the hearing is over, hopefully we are a little closer to that point.
source: TheVerge via AppleInsider
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6 December Samsung and Apple meet with Judge Lucy Koh for post-trial hearing