A federal judge this week slapped lawyers representing Healthcare Essentials in a trade theft lawsuit brought by Acelity subsidiary Kinetic Concepts Inc. with some $1.4 million in fines for their part in the case. Earlier this month KCI was awarded $645 million in damages after winning the suit. KCI accused Healthcare Essentials of stealing its VAC negative pressure wound […]
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Acelity’s KCI wins $645m in trade theft suit
Acelity subsidiary Kinetic Concepts Inc was awarded $645 million in trebled damages in a suit against Healthcare Essentials in which KCI alleged that the company stole its VAC negative pressure wound therapy technology, rebranded it and sold it as its own, according to recently released court documents. US District Judge Benita Pearson said that defendants in the case, […]