In a June 28 final judgment in Fractus SA v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et al., U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis of the Eastern District of Texas awarded a plaintiff $38 million in damages, including $15 million for willful patent infringement.

Max Tribble, a partner in Houston’s Susman Godfrey, represented the plaintiff, Spanish company Fractus SA, which previously had supplied parts to the defendants, Korean manufacturer Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and five of its subsidiaries.