Patent Law

Jury verdict in saffran v. Boston Scientific
Late yesterday a Marshall jury in Judge Ward's court rendered a verdict for the plaintiff in the Saffran v. Boston Scientific case, 2:05cv547 - yes on infringement, no question on willfulness, and no on invalidity...

Boston Scientific Hit With New Loss in Lone-Star State
In recent months, Marshall, Texas has not been a hospitable place for heart-stent maker Boston Scientific Corp. In February, a federal jury in Marshall awarded Dr. Bruce Saffran over $431 million against the company in patent-infringement litigation involving heart stents (one type of which is pictured)...

"The court has never had counsel so recklessly disregard its orders before this trial" - Post-Trial Motions Denied in Saffran v. Boston Scientific
Saffran v. Boston Scientific Corp., 2:05cv657-TJW (E.D. Tex. July 9, 2008) Judge: T. John Ward Holdings: Motions for JMOL and New Trial DENIED This is a lengthy post, as it discusses three extraordinarily lengthy orders by Judge Ward in a...

Boston Sci To Pay J&J Over $700 Million In Patent Case
Val Brickates Kennedy writing for Fox Business today, October 1, 2008, stated: A U.S. District Court in Delaware has ruled against Boston Scientific Corp. and awarded Johnson & Johnson $407 million in damages and $296 million in pre-judgment interest in...

Dickstein Shapiro Wins $431.8 Million Patent Verdict
As the snow snips at our window and we begin to ponder the subway ride home, the Law Blog can’t help wishing we were an intellectual-property lawyer at Dickstein Shapiro tonight...

Boston Scientific's JMOL Granted as to Several Products in Medtronic Case
Medtronic v. Boston Scientific Corp., 2:06cv078-TJW (E.D. Tex. July 11, 2008) Judge: T. John Ward Holding: Defendant's Motion for Judgment As A Matter of Law Par. 5 GRANTED Two days after Boston Scientific lost all of its post-trial motions before...

Parmalat SpA
Italy's biggest dairy company awaits final approval for a securities settlement that would pay investors $10.5 million

Final Fantasy XI
Square Enix Faces Class Action over Deceptive Fees and Payments

Couple Awarded Nearly One Million Dollars in Lawsuit
Condo Lawsuit Gets $1 Million Award

$33 Million Awarded to Boy Injured by Drunken Driver
Drunk Driver To Pay $33 Million to Injured Friend

Reports of Child Deaths Prompt Recalls of Two Million Graco Strollers
Two Million Graco Strollers Recalled Four Strangulation Deaths Reported

Age Discrimination Suit Settled for $8.75 Million
Age Discrimination Class Action Settled for $8.75 Million