Correction: Illumina Ordered to Pay $115M in Patent Case |
| DNA sequencing giant Illumina has been ordered by a federal court to pay Auburn, Wash.-based Syntrix Biosystems $115.1M in a patent infringement case. Judge Benjamin Settle of the U.S. District Court in Tacoma entered the judgment. In March, a jury had awarded Syntrix $95.8M. Syntrix said Illumina had violated its patent for technology using silica beads that pick up specific DNA sequences. Settle’s order includes the amount of the jury verdict, $7.2M in interest and $12M in supplemental damages. Illumina also owes an ongoing royalty of 8 percent on infringing sales, the order said. Bradley J. Fikes, San Diego Union Tribune 07/31/2013 | Read Article: San Diego Union Tribune |
FL Jury Awards $1.1B Verdict in Nursing Home Negligence Case |
| A Polk County jury handed down a verdict Monday in a nursing home negligence case totaling more than $1.2 billion in damages. The award comes after years of legal wrangling in a lawsuit that was filed in 2009. The lawsuit focused on the treatment of Arlene Townsend, who stayed at Auburndale Oaks Healthcare Center. The Lake Wales woman lived at the facility from 2004 until her death in 2007. She was 69. The lawsuit states Townsend repeatedly fell while at the nursing home and was not properly supervised. Jason Geary, The Ledger 07/31/2013 | Read Article: The Ledger |
AZ Court: ‘Elder Abuse’ Also Applies to Hospitals |
| Arizona hospitals are subject to being sued under the state’s “elder abuse” laws, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. Without dissent, the judge rejected the arguments by attorneys for two major hospitals that the laws are designed to give individuals and their families a way to bring suit against nursing homes and assisted care facilities. Judge Patricia Orozco said the Legislature said the statutes cover those who “provide care.” And she said there is no way to logically read the law to somehow conclude that does not apply to hospitals. Orozco also rebuffed the contention that including hospitals was never the intent of lawmakers. HOWARD FISCHER, Arizona Daily Sun 07/31/2013 | Read Article: Arizona Daily Sun |
33,000 Ford C-Max Vehicles Recalled |
| Ford Motors has announced it will issue a recall of about 33,000 2013 C-Max hybrid vehicles due to a failure to meet federal safety standards. The company said that inspections by the NHTSA found the vehicles did not properly protect passengers' heads in a crash. Ford said it has not received any reports of injuries associated with the defect. Christopher Jensen, The New York Times 07/30/2013 | Read Article: The New York Times |
Theme Parks’ Improved Self-Reporting Cites Hundreds of Injuries |
| Major Texas amusement parks had a poor history of reporting accidents the last time a customer died on a Six Flags Over Texas ride. About 14 years later, after the park’s second guest fatality, a review of state documents and lawsuits found that local amusement parks are doing a better job. But their reporting, available online at the Texas Department of Insurance website, is still not perfect. A search of lawsuits filed against Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor, both in Arlington, found three claimed injuries in the past five years that weren’t reported to the state. During that same period, Six Flags reported 104 injuries to the state, including the July 19 death of Rosy Esparza, who fell from the Texas Giant roller coaster. Hurricane Harbor reported 79 injuries. JEFF MOSIER , The Dallas Morning News 07/31/2013 | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
Class Action Suit Targets Apple Store Policies |
| Two former employees of Apple retail stores are seeking class action status in a complaint filed against the computer giant over potential lost wages. The suit claims that workers are required to stay on the job after their shifts end until their "bags and personal belongings could be searched", but they are not paid for that time. Staff Report, Seattle Post-Intelligencer 07/30/2013 | Read Article: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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