SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A federal judge in San Francisco made it more difficult for Alphabet Incs (GOOGL.O) Waymo unit to prove it suffered financially from the alleged theft of autonomous car trade secrets by Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], ruling to exclude testimony from Waymos damages expert.FILE PHOTO – The Waymo logo is displayed during the company’s unveiling of a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mochigan, U.S., January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PictureWaymo has estimated damages in the case at about $1.9 billion, according to court filings. Uber has denied using any of Waymos trade secrets and rejects the financial damages claim.Uber and Waymo, rivals in the development of autonomous car technology, have been fighting in court since earlier this year about whether Uber benefited from trade secrets and other intellectual property allegedly stolen by former Waymo engineer Anthony Levandowski. Trial is set for early December.U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup late on Thursday issued an order excluding Waymos damages expert, Mochael Wagner, from the case and restricting use of financial evidence at trial and denying other relief, according to a docket entry.
Källa: U.S. judge deals setback to Waymo damage claim in Uber lawsuit
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