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Litigation

Jan. 24, 2014

Judge overturns verdict against Electronic Arts

A federal judge sided with Electronic Arts Inc. Wednesday, overturning a $3.6 million jury verdict for a former employee that claimed the company copied his source code.

By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge sided with Electronic Arts Inc. Wednesday, overturning a $3.6 million jury verdict for a former employee that claimed the company copied his source code in designing their wildly successful John Madden football video games.

In a major win for Keker & Van Nest LLP lead attorney Susan J. Harriman, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer said Web developer Robin Antonick did not provide evidenc...

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