February, 2010

Contents

• Jury Awards $10M Lost Value for Internet Start-up—Court Reverses
• Microsoft Attacks $200M Award for Faulty Expert Survey and Royalty Rate
• Divorce Court: Round-Up

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Jury Awards $10M Lost Value for Internet Start-up—Court Reverses

M&A Technology v. iValue Group Inc., 2009 WL 2456289(Tex. App—El Paso)
Aug. 12, 2009

A Texas jury sided with the underdog and its damages expert to find that a small Internet start-up without any capital, customers, or products would have been worth $3 million, "but for" the defendant’s bad acts. Then it added $6 million in punitive damages, plus interest and penalties, for a total judgment of $10 million—this for a company that had $238.00 in its bank account the day the defendants allegedly shut it down.

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Microsoft Attacks $200M Award for Faulty Expert Survey and Royalty Rate

i4i Ltd. Partnership v. Microsoft Corp., 2009 WL 2449024 (E.D. Tex.)
Aug. 11, 2009

Microsoft attempts (attempts being the operative word) to overturn a multi-million dollar jury verdict for patent infringement by alleging insufficient expert damages evidence and improper application of the entire market value rule.

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Divorce Court: Round-Up

In Alabama, Tennessee, Montana, and New York recent divorce court decisions suggest a trend of "common sense reality checks" on valuations.

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