Nokia and Motorola, of course, are seeking a bit more from the Uzans: $3.4 billion, to be exact. The pursuit started about nine years ago, after the Uzans had failed to pay $2.7 billion they owed to Nokia and Motorola. The money was supposed to go toward expanding the Uzan’s telecom Teslim Mobil.
Motorola, represented by Steptoe & Johnson, and Nokia, represented by Holland & Knight, sued the Uzans in New York federal court in 2002. After the Uzans were a no-show at trial, Manhattan federal district court judge Jed Rakoff entered a judgment of $3.1 billion for Motorola and $1.7 billion for Nokia.
