Epic didn’t sue for damages. They sued to get the rules changed. The jury did not award Epic any money. The judge will be deciding how Google must remedy the situation
The judge cannot override the jury's ruling, so unless Google's appeal succeeds, the ruling stays.
The Court technically can if Google asked for JMOL prior the case going to the jury.
A judgement notwithstanding the verdict allows a judge to throw out a jury verdict.
Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses
by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday December 11, 2023 @08:50PM
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Yes, as your own comment points out. Juries determine questions of fact. That can't (for the most part, there are of course exceptions) be revised by a judge. The applied penalty is a very different thing, and can be and usually is revised by the judge.
Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses
by patmorgan23 on Monday December 11, 2023 @09:57PM
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Usually what happens is a point of law gets appealed and one of the chances of action gets thrown out and the penalty that was tied to it.
These cases always goes like this. Jury awards 1 billion dollars etc. It always gets revised by the judge later on. Is this any different?