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Technology & Science

Dec. 30, 2006

Judge in Santa Clara Awards Firm Damages of $2.8 Billion

A Santa Clara County judge awarded $2.8 billion in damages to a Hong Kong company Wednesday after its contracts with a Bay Area businessman to install cable boxes in households across China fell apart.

By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A Santa Clara County judge awarded $2.8 billion in damages to a Hong Kong company Wednesday after its contracts with a Bay Area businessman to install cable boxes in households across China fell apart.
      The colossal award by Superior Court Judge Jack Komar included $2 billion in punitive damages and $3.8 million in fees for lawyers at Paul, Hast...

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