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jack-r-abbit
Hey... Samsung owned the documents. The court didn't want them. (They claim) The court didn't order Samsung to bury them. IANAL, but I'd say this is one awesome, legal "Eff You, Apple"!
saithier
Unfortunately for Samsung, the court is likely to see it as "Eff You, Judge"; which is unlikely to work out for them very well.
jack-r-abbit
Fortunately for Samsung, the court can't really get them if they didn't break any rules. :)
malandrew
True, but it is a trial by jury and Samsung is understandably more worried about the opinion of the jury than the judge. IANAL, but I reckon the worst that can happen is a mistrial and they will have a harder time now finding new jurors that have not been exposed to news media stories regarding this case. Plus, I think that in a retrial Samsung would be allowed to readmit this material since the original reason for it's dismissal was timeliness of submission.