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Litigation

Jan. 20, 2011

Tyco Healthcare Group LP v. Biolitec Inc. - $45.8 million

Patent Infringement U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco


Matthew B. Lehr, who reeled in a $45.8 million verdict on behalf of Tyco Healthcare Group LP, has learned never to get too cocky when it comes to juries.


"I knew that I had it nailed when the jury was finished reading the verdict," joked Lehr, a partner at Davis, Polk & Wardwell. "You never know what a jury is going to do. We knew we had a very strong case, but there were many complicated issues."


The case pitted Tyco, doing busi...

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