Apple last week filed a motion seeking to recoup US$15.7 million out of the approximately $60 million it incurred in legal fees during its first trial against Samsung.
In its brief detailing all of the legal work that went into litigating the case, Apple writes that its legal fees were "multiplied" on account of Samsung's own conduct during the discovery process. As a direct result of Samsung's behavior, the brief reads, Apple's legal team was forced to "file multiple motions to compel, including motions seeking production of copying documents, source code and financial information."
Apple also points out that because Samsung initially failed to make key executives available for deposition, Apple was forced to send its attorneys back to "Korea at considerable expense."
On account of Samsung's intransigence during the discovery process, the tech giant was slapp
