Jury Verdicts & Settlements

Latest jury verdicts, settlements, and legal outcome analysis

Jury Awards $229M in Flash Memory Patent Verdict

A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division, found that Kioxia Corporation and Kioxia America, Inc. infringed Claim 16 of Viasat, Inc.'s patent covering forward error correction technology for flash memory, based on three accused controllers. The jury awarded Viasat $229,025,021.00 in damages, structured as a running royalty covering Kioxia's past infringement through March 30, 2026. The verdict followed Viasat's 2022 patent infringement suit alleging that Kioxia's NAND flash-based SSD products used an infringing error-correction architecture.

Employment Discrimination

Jury Rejects Pregnancy Bias Claim, Awards $65 in Back Pay

A restaurant hostess sued her employer and its CEO after she was allegedly pushed off the schedule and terminated following disclosure of her pregnancy. A Butte County jury ultimately found she was not eligible for family care leave and rejected punitive damages, but found rest break violations occurred, awarding $65.00 in owed pay.

Breach of Contract

Jury Rejects Tenant's Fraud Claim Over Lease Repairs

A tenant sued his landlord for fraud and rescission after the landlord allegedly failed to paint the building, fix the parking lot, and repair the HVAC as promised in a commercial lease. A jury found the landlord had intended to keep his promise and had not made a false representation, resulting in a defense verdict on all claims.

Constitutional and Civil Rights

Jury Awards Damages Over Unlawful Post-Release Supervision

A federal jury in the Southern District of New York awarded compensatory damages to a class of individuals who were subjected to post-release supervision that no sentencing Court had ever imposed. The class action, brought against former New York State Department of Correctional Services and Division of Parole officials, alleged that the agencies continued administratively imposing and enforcing PRS terms even after the Second Circuit's 2006 ruling in Earley v. Murray declared the practice unconstitutional. The jury awarded $200 per day for unlawful supervision, $800 per day for wrongful incarceration stemming from PRS violations, and $100,000 to an individual class member for related harm.

Motor Vehicle Accident

Jury Awards $325K in Fatal School Vehicle Crash Suit

A jury in the Eastern District of California awarded $325,000 in noneconomic damages to a mother and her minor son following the wrongful death of the family's husband and father, who was killed when a Colusa County Office of Education employee struck him with a county-owned vehicle. The case, originally filed in Colusa County Superior Court and later removed to federal Court on diversity grounds, centered on claims of motor vehicle negligence and negligent hiring and supervision. After a jury trial before Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez, the parties stipulated to split the award equally between the surviving spouse and minor child.

Employment Discrimination

SF Transit Officer Loses Bias, Retaliation Jury Trial

A San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency parking supervisor sued the city, alleging years of ethnic slurs, disability-related mockery, and retaliation for opposing fraudulent ticketing quotas, claiming the hostility forced his constructive resignation. After a multi-week jury trial, the panel rejected his discrimination, retaliation, and harassment claims, finding the city had not subjected him to any adverse employment action, resulting in a full defense verdict and judgment for the city.

Employment Discrimination

Jury Clears Hospital in Nurse's Race Bias Claim

A dialysis nurse who alleged years of racially biased scheduling, unsupported discipline, and eventual wrongful termination took her employer to trial, only for the jury to reject her core discrimination claims against both the hospital and her supervisor. The case traced a long history of workplace grievances, a prior arbitration reinstatement, and disputed factual accounts between the nurse and hospital management before ending in a defense verdict.

Patent Infringement

LG Wins High-Stakes Smart TV Software Patent Trial

In a decisive victory for smart television manufacturers, LG Electronics successfully defeated an eleven-patent infringement lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas. Multimedia Technologies Pte. Ltd. alleged that LG’s webOS operating system copied proprietary technology governing on-screen channel grids, unified search mechanisms, and translucent application overlays. However, a unanimous jury returned a total defense verdict, finding zero infringement and explicitly ruling every single litigated patent claim invalid under a clear and convincing evidence standard. The final judgment commands that the Plaintiff recover nothing, cementing a complete vindication for LG’s software design.

Motor Vehicle Accident

Florida Jury Awards $1.3M in Car Accident Injury Case

A Florida jury found that a driver operating a vehicle owned by a rental company acted negligently when his vehicle collided with another motorist's car on Sand Lake Road in Orange County. The jury determined the injured driver suffered a permanent injury and awarded him a total of $1,315,651.60 in past and future medical expenses and pain and suffering damages. The Court entered final judgment holding both the driver and the rental company jointly and severally liable, with interest accruing at 9.15% per year.