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Intellectual Property

Mar. 4, 2010

Irell & Manella Wins Defense Verdict

Irell & Manella partners Morgan Chu and Jonathan Kagan won a defense verdict late last week in a breach of contract trial in which Linear Technology sought to collect nearly $200 million in damages.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Irell & Manella partners Morgan Chu and Jonathan Kagan won a defense verdict late last week in a breach of contract trial in which Linear Technology sought to collect nearly $200 million in damages.

Linear, based in Milpitas, argued that San Jose-based Novellus Systems Inc. should be held liable for breach of good faith and fair dealing for selling it equipment that allegedly inf...

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