ADVISORY/MoBeta, Inc. Announces Internet SLAPP Trial.Business Editors/Medical & Legal Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Sept. 25) LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 25, 2001 The nation's first Internet SLAPP trial is scheduled to begin in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. on October 22, 2001. The civil trial is expected to last five to eight weeks. The Plaintiffs are Varian Medical Systems Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) is engaged in the design and manufacture of advanced equipment and software solutions for treating cancer with radiation, as well as x-ray tubes for original equipment manufacturers, replacement x-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems , Inc., Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., and two Varian executives, Susan B. Felch and George Zdasiuk. The Defendants are Mary E. Day, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MoBeta, Inc., and Cross-Complainant Michelangelo Delfino, Ph.D., a Vice President of MoBeta, Inc. The Case No. is CV780187. The lawsuit was filed in Santa Clara County California Superior Court on February 26, 1999. Information about this SLAPP and its status in the California Appeals Court, Case No. HO22233, can be found at http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search.cfm?dist=6. The Plaintiffs are represented by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe law firm in Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. and Gerald Z. Marer, Esq. of Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. . Ms. Day is represented by Randall M. Widmann, Esq. and Dr. Delfino is represented by Glynn P. Falcon, Esq. Both are Palo Alto, California attorneys. MoBeta, Inc. is a near three year old R&D company with patent protected medical device technology. It is not a named party to the lawsuit. |
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