Lost Profits Expert Challenged for Using 20% Growth Rate in Current Economy
Court adopts lower end of expert’s reasonable royalty damages for patent infringement, saying it was not persuaded by top-end patent portfolio/lost profits analysis.
Utility Trailer Sales of Kansas City, Inc. v. MAC Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.
Court qualifies expert’s 20% growth rate in lost profits calculation under Daubert.
Eric Hsu v. Semiconductor Systems, Inc.
The California Court of Appeals, First District affirmed a jury’s award of damages in this breach of a buy-sell contract and stock conversion action. The defendants further failed to inform Hsu, a minority shareholder, of merger negotiations occurring con ...
Breach of Contract and Stock Conversion Damages Based on Value of Post-Breach Merger
The California Court of Appeals, 1st District, affirmed a jury’s award of damages in this breach of a buy-sell contract and stock conversion action.