A group of at least 57 product liability lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics over one of its metal-on-metal hip implants were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for Northern Texas.
Applied Medical Resources Corp.
Judge upholds $5 million Covidien win against Applied Medical
A federal judge in Texas upheld a $4.8 million verdict from Texas jury in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Covidien plc (NYSE:COV) against Applied Medical Resources Corp. but denied Covidien’s bid for a permanent injunction against future sales of the infringing products.
Applied Medical soldiers on in patent fight against Covidien
Applied Medical Resources Corp. isn’t giving up on a patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by Covidien plc (NYSE:COV), despite a jury’s verdict last month awarding nearly $5 million to the Mansfield, Mass.-based medical products conglomerate.
A jury in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas sided with Covidien March 22, awarding damages of $4.8 million in a dispute over Norwalk, Conn.-based AMR’s Kii and Universal Seal laparoscopic trocars. Covidien, which filed the suit under the name of its corporate predecessor Tyco Healthcare Group, alleged that the devices infringed five of its patents.
Covidien wins $5 million in patent suit against Applied Medical
Covidien plc (NYSE:COV) won a $4.8 million verdict from Texas jury in a patent infringement lawsuit against Applied Medical Resources Corp.
The Mansfield, Mass.-based medical products conglomerate sued AMR in October 2009, alleging that the Norwalk, Conn.-based company’s Kii and Universal Seal laparoscopic trocars infringed five of its patents.