Circuit Court of Appeals upholds jury verdict for Litton.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1996--Litton Industries Inc. Monday announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld its appeal in patent-infringement litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. against Honeywell Inc. A jury earlier found that Honeywell had willfully willfully adv. referring to doing something intentionally, purposefully and stubbornly. Examples: "He drove the car willfully into the crowd on the sidewalk." "She willfully left the dangerous substances on the property." (See: willful) infringed a Litton patent relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the development and production of precision ring laser gyroscope A ring laser gyroscope uses interference of laser light within a bulk optic ring to detect changes in orientation and spin. It is an application of a Sagnac interferometer. navigation and guidance systems. The jury verdict awarded Litton $1.2 billion. That verdict was overturned in January 1995 by Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The Court of Appeals has reversed Judge Pfaelzer and reinstated the findings of the jury on liability while upholding her grant of a new trial on the issue of damages. The appeals-court decision on July 3 returned the case to Judge Pfaelzer to determine damages. John M. Leonis, chairman and chief executive officer of Litton, stated: ``We are extremely pleased that the jury's decision has been reaffirmed and upheld. This ruling overturns Judge Pfaelzer's decision that our patent was invalid and not infringed by Honeywell. ``While further legal action to obtain damages is necessary, we are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. our effort and investment in the development and production of this critical technology have been protected.'' In recent related litigation, another jury in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles awarded Litton $234 million in damages after determining that Honeywell had illegally monopolized the commercial aircraft navigation market for inertial reference systems. This litigation is currently awaiting the court's entry of the jury's verdict. Litton is a leader in worldwide technology markets for advanced electronic, defense and information systems, and a major designer and builder of surface combatant ships for the U.S. Navy and allied nations. CONTACT: Litton Industries Inc., Woodland Hills Kathleen Wailes, 818/598-2026 |
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