PLANO - McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella, has secured a $142 Million patent damages verdict on behalf of G+ Communications against Samsung, a press release states.
The verdict was announced on April 17 following a jury trial before Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Jurors awarded G+ Communications $142 Million in damages.
In a previous trial in January 2024, Samsung was found to have infringed G+'s patents essential to the 5G standard with various products from its Galaxy line of mobile phones.
“This was an important trial to determine the jury's damages award following an initial finding of infringement for G+ Communications against Samsung,” said McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove, trial counsel for G+ Communications. “The jury worked hard to understand the technology and weigh the evidence in this case. Our client is very pleased with the verdict.”
Along with Truelove, the trial team included Jason Sheasby from Irell & Manella.
The case is G+ Communications LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. LTD et al., case number 2:22-CV-00078, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.