It can sometimes be tricky keeping up with the seemingly never-ending onslaught of legal filings and court complexities in Apple's ongoing suit with Samsung.
As it stands now, Apple and Samsung are currently engaged in a re-trial on damages stemming from their first trial. To help keep things simple, here's a basic recap of events to be aware of before we get into the latest news from Apple and Samsung's current trial.
In August of 2012, a jury found that a wide range of Samsung smartphones infringed upon Apple's intellectual property. Consequently, the jury awarded Apple US$1.05 billion in damages.
Not too long after, Judge Lucy Koh vacated $450 million of that award amount after finding that the jury, in reaching the $1.05 billion figure, had made some miscalculations. Note that $600 million (the balance of the award
