Author name: Mark Siegmund

Closing arguments wrapped up last Friday. The jury deliberated for several hours and returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiff AlmondNet, Inc., finding both patents infringed, not invalid, and awarding $122 million in damages, which was on the lower end of Plaintiff’s request that stretched upwards of $348 million. Plaintiff AlmondNet, Inc. is represented by Marc Fenster from Russ, August, & Kabat and Texas counsel Andrea Fair with Ward, Hill & Smith. Defendant Amazon is represented by Brian M. Hoffman with Fenwick & West LLP and Texas counsel Deron Dacus with the Dacus Firm.