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Federal jury orders 3M to pay $77.5M to veteran over alleged hearing damage from its earplugs

JURIST

Aearo Technologies developed the earplugs issued in the army between 2003 and 2015; however, 3M bought Aearo in 2008. The federal jury awarded Beal compensatory damages to the tune of USD 5 million for hearing loss and tinnitus, and USD 72.5 million in punitive damages. Beal’s trial lasted for two weeks.

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Apple sues Israel spyware company over privacy breaches

JURIST

NSO Group is an Israeli technology company that was founded in 2010 and is primarily known for its spyware program Pegasus, which has been condemned by the UN and the US for its surveillance capabilities against journalists, human rights defenders, and individuals generally.

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Jury awards semiconductor manufacturer $40M in trade secrets case against rival

JURIST

A jury for the US District Court for the Northern District of California awarded Comet Technologies $40 million in damages on Wednesday, finding that a rival company had misappropriated trade secrets on equipment used in the manufacturing of semiconductor chips. Comet had sought compensatory damages of $32.5

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Attorney’s fees allowed as compensatory damages in inducement of breach of contract case.

Day on Torts

Moreover, the trial court’s ruling that plaintiff could recover attorney’s fees as compensatory damages under the independent tort theory was also affirmed. 24, 2022), plaintiff was the former employer of defendant Crawford, who had worked for plaintiff in healthcare information technology recruitment. In HCTEC Partners, LLC v.

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2nd Circ. Vacates Part Of Cognizant's $570M Software IP Win

Law 360

The Second Circuit on Thursday threw out part of a lower court's award of about $285 million in compensatory damages Cognizant won on a federal trade secrets claim in a suit alleging its business information was swiped by information technology company Syntel Inc.

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Supreme Court Won't Rethink Cognizant's Slashed IP Award

Law 360

Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal of a Second Circuit decision throwing out part of a lower court's award of roughly $285 million in compensatory damages, which Cognizant won on a federal trade secrets claim in a suit alleging its business information was swiped by an information technology company.

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OpenSea, LooksRare, BAYC Yuga Labs Named in $6 Million Negligence Lawsuit

The Fashion Law

Armijo is seeking general and compensatory damages against the defendants “in an amount to be determined at trial in, but in no event less than $6 million,” as well as “exemplary and punitive damages against all the defendants … in an amount to be determined at trial.”.