In the seemingly never-ending battle between Apple and Samsung, Apple just won another round. As you'll remember, Samsung had alleged that juror misconduct was behind Apple's decisive victory against the Korean manufacturer earlier in 2012. Yesterday, Judge Lucy Koh denied Samsung's request for an evidentiary hearing -- to determine if jury foreman Velvin Hogan was biased against Samsung and influenced the outcome of the trial -- and a whole new trial.
In what was considered a longshot for Samsung, the company had accused Hogan of deliberately hiding information about a lawsuit he was involved in. That lawsuit was against Seagate, the