September 11, 2014
A Massachusetts federal judge has awarded engine maker Westerbeke Corp. and its attorneys from K&L Gates LLP $1.66 million in attorneys' fees in the company's patent suit against rival Kohler Co., after ruling that Kohler's infringement of marine power generator patents was willful.
August 14, 2013
A Massachusetts federal judge refused Monday to bar Kohler Co. from making marine power generators that a jury found infringed WBIP LLC's patents, but also declined to overturn the jury's $9.6 million verdict against the company.
June 19, 2013
Kohler Co. on Tuesday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to throw out a $9.6 million jury verdict finding that its marine power generators include patent-infringing exhaust systems designed to reduce emissions, arguing the jury was unfairly prejudiced by references to allegedly defective and dangerous Kohler products.
May 17, 2013
A Massachusetts federal jury on Wednesday ordered Kohler Co. to pay $9.6 million in damages after finding the company's marine power generators include patent-infringing exhaust systems designed to reduce emissions.