A team from Knobbe Martens, along with Sullivan and Cromwell, was honored as lead runner up in Am Law’s “Litigator of the Week” contest for securing a successful verdict on behalf of Masimo in a patent infringement dispute with Apple regarding Masimo’s revolutionary heart monitoring technology. The team also earned inclusion in Law360’s “Legal Lions” column for the high-profile win.
After an eight-day jury trial, a jury returned a verdict of patent infringement on all claims asserted, and awarded Masimo more than $634 million in damages. The jury trial was led by Brian Horne, with Brian Claassen, Sheila Swaroop and Joseph Re as other trial presenters. The team further included Steve Jensen, Nicholas Zovko, Perry Oldham, Kendall Loebbaka, Douglas Wentzel, Adam Powell, Daniel Hughes, Mark Kachner, Ben Shiroma, Laura Liebman, Melis Tirhi, Isabella Pestana and Rhett Ramsey. Sullivan and Cromwell partner Dustin Guzior and special counsel Laurie Stempler served as co-counsel on the case.