Legal Opinion
Milwaukee Elec. Tool Corp. v. Snap-On Inc.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 29, 2017No. Case No. 14–CV–1296–JPS; Case No. 17–MC–49–JPSPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. P. Stadtmueller, U.S. District Court
This is a patent case about lithium-ion batteries used in power tools. The case was tried to a jury in October 2017. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of Plaintiffs and awarded nearly $28 million in damages. Before the Court are the parties' post-trial motions. For the reasons stated below, the Court will deny post-trial relief to Defendant Snap-On Incorporated ("Snap-On"), deny Plaintiffs' motion for enhanced damages, and grant in part Plaintiffs' motion for pre-judgment interest.
1. BACKGROUND
In the early 2000s, Plaintiff Milwaukee Electric Tool…
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