A New York federal judge undid what she called a “grossly excessive” $34.6 million award against Lutron Electronics Co. Inc. in a patent dispute over window shade brackets, offering the chance for a new damages trial while letting the jury’s infringement verdict stand.
US District Judge Colleen McMahon’s order setting aside the award allows the trial court to offer GeigTech East Bay LLC the option of taking $3.84 million for damages or having a trial set for fall to determine a new amount, according to an opinion filed July 30 in the US District Court for the Southern District of ...
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