The technology giant is seeking emergency sanctions against rival smartphone maker Samsung after the latter released documents to the press following an exclusion from court.
We want to know who drafted the press release, who authorized it from the legal team Judge Lucy Koh demanded, AllThingsD reports, insisting on an immediate meeting with Samsung lawyer John Quinn.
Quinn of Samsung’s law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan yesterday, Apple’s legal team found its explanation to be unsatisfactory.
In response, Lee wrote:”Mr Quinn’s declaration does not adress two of the Court’s questions: who drafted the statement and who released it.
Samsung’s multiple references to the jury in its statement make plain its intent that the jurors in our case learn of arguments the Court has excluded through the press.
In its controversial statement yesterday, Samsung said the “excluded evidence would have established beyond doubt that Samsung did not copy theiPhone design.”.
“He continued:”This deliberate attempt to influence the trial with inadmissible evidence is both improper and unethical.
“That, naturally, is not the end of the matter. Apple is planning to file “emergency motion for sanctions” as well as “other relief that may be appropriate.
The excluded evidence would have established beyond doubt that Samsung did not copy the iPhone design.
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