Oracle Wants New Trial Against SAP After Reduced Verdict
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Oracle Corp. decided it would rather have a new trial against SAP AG for copyright infringement than accept a judge’s $1 billion reduction in a jury verdict it won against its competitor.
U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland, California, threw out a $1.3 billion verdict against SAP in September, calling it “grossly excessive” and not supported by the evidence. SAP, the biggest maker of business-management software, should get a new trial if Oracle rejects her decision to reduce the amount to $272 million, Hamilton said in her ruling.