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You are suggesting Hogan had a vendeta... | 458 comments | Create New Account
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Seagate vs Hogan
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, September 24 2012 @ 10:52 AM EDT
Here is the cite of the case.

Seagate Tech., Inc. v. Hogan,
Case No. MS-93-0919 (Santa Cruz Mun. Ct. June 30, 1993)

mouse the Lucky Dog

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You are suggesting Hogan had a vendeta...
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, September 24 2012 @ 05:03 PM EDT
against Samsung? That would be too bizarre and could land the poor guy in jail.
No joke. I think he is smarter than that. I would agree than revenge that has
simmered for 20 years is irresistible for some people. It would have to be
proved for me. I think he is just self important. Nothing morte.

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More likely he didn't disclose it in voir dire.
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, September 24 2012 @ 08:31 PM EDT
The case that he discusses appears that it would be different than this one, and
that's the only one he covers. Add onto that, several of Samsung's authorities
involve a juror who failed to disclose relevant facts during voir dire.

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Seagate vs Hogan
Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, September 25 2012 @ 07:14 PM EDT
IANAL, but I think much of the discussion is missing the point about Seagate vs Hogan. To impeach the jury verdict, Samsung's counsel have to achieve two things:
  1. Get Mr Hogan on the stand.
  2. Get him to confirm that he used his outside knowledge to influence the verdict of other members of the jury (acting as an unofficial witness). Given his public statements, that may be quite difficult for him to avoid, assuming that Samsung's counsel can put the question to him.
The cases about misstatements in voir dire are pretty clear: Judge Koh will have to permit an examination of whether any misstatements could have influenced the result of the trial. To do that, she will have to put Mr Hogan on the stand. That satisfies the first step. I think that's the only function of Seagate vs Hogan for Samsung counsel.

Once he's on the stand, they will want to examine whether (as a result of Seagate vs Hogan, or for some other reason) Mr Hogan used outside knowledge to influence other members of the jury. By then, it won't matter whether the outside knowledge came from Seagate vs Hogan, from his previous patent experience, or anywhere else. I doubt if they will even look at Seagate vs Hogan.

I think the reason they're using Seagate vs Hogan for step 1 is that it's cut and dried, and one of the precedents is from a civil trial. For the other potential reasons for examining Mr Hogan, the precedents are pretty murky (and also differentiated by being mostly on criminal matters).

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