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Citigroup Prevails in Lawsuit over EMI Deal

NEW YORK, NY – In a stinging blow to British financier Guy Hands, a federal jury has cleared Citigroup of any wrongdoing related to its role in the sale of EMI Group. Mr. Hands sought $8 billion plus punitive damages;...

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Johnson & Johnson Blocks Class Certification for Second Time

NEWARK, NJ – Federal district court Judge William H. Walls denied class certification in a case brought by four named plaintiffs against Johnson & Johnson levying pay and promotion discrimination claims on behalf of approximately 8,600 black or Hispanic employees....

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Edwards Lifesciences Prevails in Patent Dispute Over Heart Valves

WILMINGTON, DE – A federal jury ordered Medtronics, Inc. to pay $73.5 million to Edwards Lifesciences Corp. after finding that Medtronics violated the patent on Edwards’ Sapien XT heart valve. The jury determined that Medtronic’s CoreValve line willfully infringed on...

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Jury Determines Novell Owns UNIX Copyrights

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – SCO Group was unsuccessful in its bid to declare ownership rights to UNIX code, when a federal court determined that Novell was the rightful owner and that SCO had breached its asset-transfer agreement with Novell....

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Citigroup Awarded Largest Defense Verdict of 2008 Over Parmalat

HACKENSACK, NJ – A New Jersey jury awarded Citigroup a defense verdict of $364.2 million in damages, handing the financial services company a decisive victory over Parmalat, the Italian dairy giant. The jury found that Parmalat had defrauded Citigroup in...

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