Bartlit Beck Wins $56 Million for Inventor Against Ford
Jacob Krippelz, Sr. v. Ford Motor Company (2009)U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Mark Ferguson, Adam Mortara, Hamilton Hill, and Martha Pacold won a $23 million patent infringement jury verdict against Ford Motor Company on behalf of individual inventor Jacob Krippelz, Sr., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In a subsequent bench trial on willfulness, the Court found willful patent infringement and awarded Mr. Krippelz an additional $33 million in enhanced damages and prejudgment interest.
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