The U.S. Supreme Court case Rimini Street Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc., 2018, revolved around a copyright dispute between the two tech companies where Oracle accused Rimini of illegally copying its software. The court ruled in favor of Oracle and awarded it $50 million in damages for copyright infringement as well as an additional $12.8 million for litigation expenses such as expert witnesses, e-discovery, and jury consulting which were not included under "full costs" by federal statute (28 U.S.C §§1821, 1920). However, on appeal to the Supreme Court in 2019, this part of the ruling was overturned with a unanimous decision that 'full costs' referred only to those specifically enumerated under federal law - i.e., clerk fees and transcripts - thereby limiting what could be claimed back by successful litigants.

In the case of Rimini Street Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc., there was no formal dissenting opinion issued by any of the justices on the Supreme Court bench, as they unanimously agreed with Justice Kavanaugh's majority opinion. The court ruled 9-0 in favor of Rimini Street, holding that Oracle could not recover certain litigation costs under Copyright Act’s reference to "full costs". They interpreted this phrase narrowly and concluded it only includes taxable costs defined by Congress' specific statutes, rather than all expenses incurred during a lawsuit.