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Big Audience Justifies Big Damages in Defamation Lawsuit Against Trump

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Donald Trump’s motion for a new trial and to set aside the jury’s verdict in his defamation case lacks merit, a New York judge recently ruled. Citing the frequency with which Trump has made defamatory statements, the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Tag, You’re It: Sanctions Award Must Reflect Violative Conduct

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that an accused infringer was entitled to a new trial relating to validity issues but still faced sanctions for its continuous disregard of its discovery obligations....more

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Vectura Ltd. v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Trial courts tend to get more than the benefit of the doubt when their decisions are viewed under the "abuse of discretion" standard, and juries similarly are affirmed unless there isn't substantial evidence supporting their...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Satellite Science? No, Just a Damage Award Supported by Substantial Evidence

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendants’ motion for a new trial on damages, finding that the jury verdict on damages was based on...more

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Record-Breaking Personal Injury Award Highlights Tools for Defendants Facing Excessive Verdicts

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A recent personal injury verdict in Brooklyn is one of the largest ever awarded to a single plaintiff in New York state.  The verdict highlights the utility of two procedural tools available to defendants facing excessive...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases - July 2018 #2

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor Int’l, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2016-2691, 2017-1875 (Fed. Cir. July 3, 2018) - The Court affirmed a jury verdict of patent infringement and vacated a...more

Carlton Fields

Federal Court Denies Reinsurer’s Post-Trial Motions In Long-Running Dispute Which Resulted In A Verdict In Its Cedent’s Favor

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A federal district court has denied both a motion for judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial and a motion to correct the interest calculation filed by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company after a jury award of $35 million...more

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Exmark Manufacturing Company v. Briggs & Stratton Power

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Federal Circuit Summaries - Before Wallach, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Summary: Reexaminations of patents confirming validity are not dispositive of...more

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Robinson v. Azer

Court's ruling on motion for new trial and/or remittitur of a record personal injury verdict, on 7/20/2017

This transcript is the trial court's ruling denying a defendant's motion for new trial and/or remittitur of the verdict amount ($8.35 million, a record in this court) in a medical malpractice case brought for a man whose...more

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Robinson v. Azer

Plaintiffs’ Opposition To Motion For Remittitur Or New Trial

This brief was filed in successful opposition to a defense motion for new trial or to reduce a large verdict for the plaintiffs in a medical malpractice trial in the District of Columbia in 2017. The brief addresses issues...more

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