Ten percent prejudgment interest on the jury award affirmed

Schwendimann v. Arkwright Advanced Coating was decided on May 13, 2020, on appeal from the District of Minnesota. The district court granted Plaintiff Schwendimann motion for summary judgment of proper standing. Following a jury trial, a judgment of willful infringement was entered against Defendant Arkwright and the jury awarded Schwendimann …

In considering attorney fees, the district court need not resolve issues mooted by the case

Spineology v. Wright Medical was decided on December 14, 2018 on appeal from the District of Minnesota. The district court granted defendant Wright’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement. The district court then denied Wright’s motion for attorney fees, holding that plaintiff Spineology’s positions were not so meritless as to render …

Attorney fee award affirmed in longstanding Octane Fitness saga

ICON v. Octane Fitness is a nonprecedential case decided on August 25, 2017 on appeal from the District of Minnesota. There, the district court awarded $1.6 million in attorney fees to defendant Octane Fitness, finding the case exceptional on remand from the Supreme Court. Plaintiff ICON appealed the exceptionality finding, and Octane …