Even as multiple sources report that the jury continues to consider other questions regarding the case, they have passed along at least one monetary judgment, awarding ZeniMax $500 million on the point of Palmer Luckey’s failure to comply with a non-disclosure agreement. At the same time, the jury has made the decision that Oculus did not misappropriate trade secrets, which was another issue in contention.
Previously, the ZeniMax/Oculus lawsuit has played out in an unusually public way, with numerous details about the court case making its way into the news, including a statement from ZeniMax regarding its confidence that Oculus stole trade secrets, and ZeniMax’s denial that any code or technology was taken and that the claim from ZeniMax was wasteful.
Decisions connected to the lawsuit continue to emerge from the courtroom, and we’ll update as we learn more. In the meantime, we have reached out to representatives for both ZeniMax and Oculus.
We immediately heard back from Oculus. The statement from their spokesperson reads: "“The heart of this case was about whether Oculus stole ZeniMax's trade secrets, and the jury found decisively in our favor. We're obviously disappointed by a few other aspects of today's verdict, but we are undeterred. Oculus products are built with Oculus technology. Our commitment to the long-term success of VR remains the same, and the entire team will continue the work they've done since day one – developing VR technology that will transform the way people interact and communicate. We look forward to filing our appeal and eventually putting this litigation behind us.”
Zenimax also responded to let us know that an official statement is forthcoming shortly, and we will update this story when we receive that comment.
Our Take
The details of this case have been under intense public scrutiny, and have importance relevance to the emerging technology of virtual reality. While this initial award is much smaller than what ZeniMax has sought ($4 billion), there are still other matters being debated, and any way you look at it, a monetary award to ZeniMax suggests that that the jury agreed that there was merit to at least part of the original claims made by ZeniMax against Oculus.
from www.GameInformer.com - The Feed http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/02/01/zenimax-awarded-500-million-in-oculus-lawsuit.aspx
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