Apple Bid for Sanctions Against Susman Godfrey Rejected by Judge

A Susman Godfrey LLP attorney and Arendi S.A.R.L. beat allegations they revealed Apple Inc’s confidential information during a trial alleging various Google LLC products infringed a computer program patent.

Apple, which is not a party to the suit, filed a motion for sanctions in May alleging Arendi’s counsel, Seth Ard of Susman Godfrey, and an expert witness made its confidential information public when discussing a hypothetical negotiation. Judge Jennifer L. Hall of the US District Court for the District of Delaware denied the bid for sanctions in an oral order.

“The court witnessed the entire trial, including the events ...