But even in the case of a civil trial such as this, the only reason Samsung can argue jury misconduct is because members of the jury themselves have provided evidence by talking to the press. Even then, the barrier to getting a retrial are high.

Nullification as a concept is not protected other than as a byproduct of other concepts, such as the privacy of the jury deliberations, and the strength it gets from the protection against appeals of acquittals in criminal trials.

As such, Samsungs argument has absolutely zero bearing on the concept of jury nullifications - their arguments are based on the letter of the law and mountains of precedents setting the boundaries of exactly the extents to which the jury's decision can be question or set aside.