Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Bel Fuse Inc. et al

Filing 519

ORDER Denying 444 Defendant's Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and Denying 461 Plaintiff's Counter Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law as Moot. Signed by Judge Philip M. Pro on 03/11/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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HALO ELECTRONICS, INC.,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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PULSE ELECTRONICS, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.

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2:07-CV-00331-PMP-PAL
ORDER

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On November 14, 2012, after Plaintiff Halo Electronics had completed

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presentation of its case in chief before the jury, Defendant Pulse Electronics, Inc.

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filed Defendants’ Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law of Non-Infringement, No

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Induced Infringement, and No Willfulness (Docs. #444 and #445). Pulse

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Supplemented its Motion (Doc. #455) on November 18, 2012. On November 19,

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2012, Plaintiff Halo filed a written Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Judgment

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as a Matter of Law Under Rule 50(a) (Doc. #458).

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On November 20, 2012, Plaintiff Halo Electronics, Inc. also filed a Motion

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for Judgment as a Matter of Law Under Rule 50(a) and Rule 52(c) (Doc. #461).

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Defendant Pulse filed a Response to Plaintiff Halo’s Motion (Doc. #499) on

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December 4, 2012.

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On November 26, 2012, the jury returned verdicts in favor of Plaintiff
Halo and against Defendant Pulse on most of the infringement claims asserted, and

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also found Defendant Pulse’s infringement to be willful and awarded monetary

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damages.

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The Court finds the evidence adduced at trial clearly supports the verdicts

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returned by the jury and therefore concludes that Defendant Pulse’s Motions for

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Judgment as a Matter of Law (Doc. #444, #445, #455), must be denied.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Halo’s Counter Motion for

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Judgment as a Matter of Law (Doc. #461) is DENIED as moot in view of the

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verdicts of the jury.

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DATED: March 11, 2013.

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PHILIP M. PRO
United States District Judge

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