‘Stand-Alone’ Lost Profits Claim Sinks, as Does Expert Opinion

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 20 No. 6
Legal and Court Case Update
June 2014
3674 Semiconductors and Related Devices
334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
contract
lost profits, daubert, patent, market value, hypothetical negotiation

Mosaid Technologies Inc. v. LSI Corp.
2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25840
February 28, 2014
US
Federal Court
Delaware
United States District Court
Dr. Vince O’Brien (plaintiff); unknown (defendants)
Andrews

Summary

In lost licensing opportunity suit, court excludes damages opinion where expert failed to vet assumptions in plaintiff’s business plan; issue is to determine market value of loss not lost profits as such.

See Also

Mosaid Technologies Inc. v. LSI Corp.

In lost licensing opportunity suit, court excludes damages opinion where expert failed to vet assumptions in plaintiff’s business plan; issue is to determine market value of loss not lost profits as such.