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Judge tosses $1.3B award in Oracle case
US District Judge Phyllis Hamilton called the verdict "grossly excessive" and "contrary to the weight of evidence," the San Jose Mercury News reported. Hamilton oversaw a trial last year in which SAP took responsibility for a subsidiary's unauthorized
Updated: 09/01/2011 05:00P
Judge overturns $1.3B award to Oracle against SAP
A federal judge has overturned a $1.3 billion verdict against business software maker SAP, calling it "grossly excessive." The ruling Thursday is a major victory for SAP AG and an unexpected setback for Oracle Corp., which filed the case.
Updated: 09/01/2011 05:00P
Mass. man convicted in March killing
The Hampden Superior Court jury's verdict Thursday against 25-year-old Edward Cooley carries a mandatory life sentence. Cooley was accused in the March 2010 death of 21-year-old Nicholas Hiller, who was shot twice and found slumped over the wheel of a
Updated: 09/01/2011 04:57P
Guilty verdict in 1982 motorcycle club killing
A man arrested this year in the killing of another man at a motorcycle club in Round Lake Beach in 1982 was convicted of murder this afternoon. Robert Bostic, 71, faces 20 to 60 years in prison when he is sentenced
Updated: 09/01/2011 04:48P
Judge's decision to overturn $1.3 billion verdict against SAP should infuriate
September 01, 2011, 4:33 PM — Larry Ellison really likes to win, so his response to a federal judge's decision to reduce by three-quarters a $1.3 billion verdict against SAP AG for infringing on Oracle software
Updated: 09/01/2011 04:41P
Third trial ordered after Dauphin County jury again deadlocks in child rape case
By MATT MILLER, The Patriot-News For the second time in a year, a Dauphin County jury today failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl on her birthday. Judge Scott A. Evans scheduled a third trial in the case
Updated: 09/01/2011 04:40P
KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com | Jury told
Entertainment News from AP By JUAN A. LOZANO AP HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge has told a Houston jury to continue deliberating after it wasn't able to reach a complete verdict in the trial of a government pilot accused of lying about hovering his
Updated: 09/01/2011 04:39P
Tenn. man, 71, convicted in 1982 murder in Round Lake Beach
The guilty verdict delivered by the nine-woman, three-man jury likely means Bostic faces between 20 and 60 years in prison. He sat quietly next to his attorneys as the guilty verdict was read in the Waukegan courtroom following a four-day trial.
Updated: 09/01/2011 04:38P
Jury Hearing Closing Arguments in Augusta Child Abuse Trial
Both Warrens testified today that the child liked the arrangement, and thought of it as camping. The jury is hearing closing arguments and will hand down a verdict tonight. Count on us to bring you the verdict as soon as it is announced.
Updated: 09/01/2011 04:38P
SAP motion to have $1.3B verdict thrown out is granted
“We believed the jury's verdict was wrong and are pleased at the significant reduction in damages.” Both SAP, which is based in Walldorf, Germany, and has its American subsidiary in Newtown Square, Pa., and Oracle, which is based in Redwood Shores,
Updated: 09/01/2011 04:36P