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Tercica Inc., a Biopharmaceutical company, sued Insmed Inc., one of its rivals, claiming that Insmed infringed on Tercica's patents related to the drug Increlex. Insmed makes the rival drug, Iplex. Both drugs are used to treat growth hormone disorders in children.
The jury returned a verdict for Tercica, awarding $7.5 million, plus 15 percent of future royalties up to $100 million and 20 percent for past Iplex sales over $100,000,000.
The parents of a young woman who died in a roll-over accident in a 1995 Ford Explorer filed suit against Ford, claiming that the roof was not strong enough. A jury awarded $15 million in damages to the parents in November.
Several weeks earlier, Ford lost a similar case and was ordered to pay $31,000,000 to a teenager who suffered a serious brain injury in a roll-over accident of a 2001 Bronco II.
One month before that, Ford was ordered to pay $18,000,000 in another SUV case. Ford is apparently appealing every verdicts and has attempted to keep internal Ford Motor Company roof strength documents confidential.
Last month, Ford failed to overturn on appeal $82,600,000 verdict for a woman seriously injured in a similar accident.
In a letter to NHTSA, Ford recently declared that it would improve the roof strength of many of its vehicles beyond the minimum standards set by NHTSA.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit agaisnt Custom Companies, an Illinois trucking company. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three saleswomen, who each claimed that they were sexually harrassed at Custom Companies.
The three sales representatives presented evidence that they were subjected to groping, sexual language, pornography, and unwanted sexual advancements. After one of the women filed a complaint with the EEOC, the company allegedly retaliated by suing her in state court. In addition, the plaintiffs alleged that the company required the three female sales representatives to entertain clients of Custom Companies in various strip clubs arounf town, including one in which the president of Custom Companies owned an interest. Custom Companies also allegedly hosted golf outings and hired strippers as entertainment for its customers. The jury returned a verdict of over $2.5 million for the plaintiffs.