Alcatel-Lucent Told by Judge Microsoft Verdict May Be Reduced - Businessweek

Alcatel-Lucent’s patent-infringement jury award against Microsoft Corp. may be lowered to $26.3 million from $70 million, a federal judge said. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff in San Diego said at a hearing yesterday that she will review more legal arguments before issuing a ruling. Huff said she agreed with the world’s largest software maker that the jury’s July 29 award wasn’t supported by evidence presented during a 10-day trial.