Loggerhead Tools, LLC v. Sears Holding Corp.

REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, United States District Judge *888This long-running patent dispute proceeded to trial a year ago. Plaintiff LoggerHead Tools, LLC prevailed, winning a jury verdict and a large damages award against Defendants Sears Holdings Corp. and Apex Tool Group, LLC, on claims that by selling the "Max Axess Locking Wrench," Defendants infringed LoggerHead's patent for an "Adjustable Gripping Tool." This court concluded, however, that the jury instructions were infected by an inaccurate claim construction. The court therefore vacated the jury's verdict, revisited the claim construction…