In late January 2024, an Eastern District of Texas jury returned a $62.5M verdict in G+ Communications LLC’s case against Samsung, finding infringement for two of three asserted patents—and characterizing those damages as a running royalty, as opposed to a lump sum. However, in early March, Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap vacated the damages award and ordered a retrial on that issue for the two infringed patents, finding that the jury had “probably” been confused on the difference between those two types of damages because neither party had discussed this distinction at trial. Now, a second jury has returned a new verdict on damages, this one totaling $142M.