Mee Indus. v. Dow Chem. Co.
Mee Indus....(U.S. 11th Cir., Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Manufacturing, Patent, Remedies) In a malicious prosecution suit based on an underlying, allegedly meritless patent infringement action, partial judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) sufficient evidence supported the jury’s conclusions that Dow filed the patent infringement suit without the requisite probable cause and did not rely in good faith on the advice of counsel; 2) the evidence was not sufficient to meet the clear and convincing standard required for an award of punitive damages; and 3) the district court did not err in excluding plaintiff’s loss of goodwill theory of damages.
