Eastern District of Texas Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap has ordered a new trial on damages in G+ Communications LLC’s case against Samsung. On January 26, 2024, a jury found that Samsung infringed two G+ patents, awarding $45M in damages for one and $22.5M in damages for the other and characterizing the amounts—on the verdict form—as a running royalty, as opposed to a lump sum. This question was placed on the verdict form upon the court’s suggestion after the close of evidence, during the charge conference, to avoid what the court characterized as “a guaranteed ‘train wreck’”. Now, the damages issue must go back to a second jury to clean things up.