In August 2009, a jury in the Eastern District of Texas awarded Austin-based Versata Software a $139 million judgment against another software conglomerate, SAP America. However, a motion that followed in October 2009 led to a ruling filed Thursday in which federal judge, Judge Charles Everingham IV, set aside the $139 million judgment and ordered that a new trial for damages be held.<\/p>\n
Jury selection for the new trial is slated for April 29. The IDG News Service said that Judge Everingham found the court had \u201cerred when it admitted [Chistopher] Bakewell\u2019s testimony and his damages model. That error affected SAP\u2019s substantial rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
The judge\u2019s comments were in response to SAP\u2019s motion that was filed in October 2009. SAP argued Christopher Bakewell\u2019s expert testimony should have been stricken because of the use of his improper methodology. The motion stated, \u201cMr. Bakewell improperly relied upon the entire market value of SAP’s accused products … (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In August 2009, a jury in the Eastern District of Texas awarded Austin-based Versata Software a $139 million judgment against another software conglomerate, SAP America. However, a motion that followed in October 2009 led to a ruling filed Thursday in…<\/span><\/p>\n