A US Jury Orders Apple (AAPL) to Pay a Record $5.7 Billion in a Patent Case

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been ordered by a United States jury to pay about $5.7 billion over patents covering haptic technology, the vibration feedback that makes a phone buzz under a fingertip. The award is the largest of its kind ever handed down in an American patent case. The shares closed at $341.07, up 1.53%. READ ALSO: Apple (AAPL)'s New CEO Bets Big on a $1,999 Foldable iPhoneA US Jury Orders Apple (AAPL) to Pay a Record $5.7 Billion in a Patent Case The Number is Enormous, and Apple Can Still Write the Check: Put the award against the business, and it shrinks. Apple earned roughly $129 billion of net income over the past year on about $467 billion of revenue. A $5.