Actually in this particular case it seems to be an issue with the concept of jury by peers. Based on this article: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/j

Actually in this particular case it seems to be an issue with the concept of jury by peers. Based on this article: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/jury-newegg-infringes-spangenberg-patent-must-pay-2-3-million/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/jury-newegg-infri... From further down this conversation