Texas Federal Judge Dismisses $847 Million Verdict Against Verizon for Patent Infringement

People walk past a Verizon store in Manhattan's Midtown neighborhood in New York on May 2, 2017. Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo

A federal judge in Texas has dismissed a previous $847 million verdict against Verizon alleging that the wireless communications company violated patent rights.

U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap ordered a new trial after ruling that the former verdict supporting the Dallas-based General Access Solutions’ (GAS) allegation that Verizon infringed on its wireless communication technology was “against the great weight of the evidence.”