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Google hit with $20 million verdict in Nest thermostat patent trial

A Nest thermostat is installed in a home in Provo, Utah, January 15, 2014. REUTERS/George Frey Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Summary Law firms Related documents Energy management company EcoFactor said Google mimics its energy-efficiency technology EcoFactor has similar cases against Amazon, Vivint, others The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and… Source link

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Elizabeth Holmes jury says it’s unable to reach unanimous verdict on 3 counts

A federal jury has said it has failed to reach a unanimous verdict on three of 11 counts in the criminal case against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who was accused of defrauding patients and investors in a blood-testing startup once valued at $9 billion. During a proceeding Monday where Holmes was present, both her attorneys and prosecutors agreed that Judge Edward Davila could bring in jurors so he could read a jury instruction encouraging deadlocked jurors to continue… Source link

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Elizabeth Holmes jury fails to reach verdict, set to reconvene Tuesday

After four full days of deliberations in the fraud case against Elizabeth Holmes, no verdict was reached by the time jurors were excused on Thursday afternoon. Deliberations in the case, which includes more than 900 exhibits and testimony from 32 witnesses, including Holmes herself, resumed Monday following a three-day weekend due to a court holiday Friday. Deliberations are scheduled to resume at the federal courthouse in San Jose on Tuesday, starting at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Holmes, 37,… Source link

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Google, YouTube slapped with $26 million verdict in video-sharing patent fight

YouTube found to infringe video-streaming optimization patent VideoShare case against Facebook still pending (Reuters) – Google and its video platform YouTube owe nearly $26 million for infringing a streaming-video patent owned by VideoShare LLC, a Texas federal jury said. The Waco, Texas jury found Tuesday that YouTube’s streaming technology works in the same way as VideoShare’s patented technology for converting a video to multiple formats and transmitting it in the best format for a user’s… Source link

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Derek Chauvin verdict sparks response from corporate America: ‘Radical changes’ still needed

The New York Times The Death of George Floyd Reignited a Movement. What Happens Now? George Floyd had been dead only hours before the movement began. Driven by a terrifying video and word-of-mouth, people flooded the South Minneapolis intersection where he was killed shortly after Memorial Day, demanding an end to police violence against Black Americans. The moment of collective grief and anger swiftly gave way to a yearlong, nationwide deliberation on what it means to be Black in America…. Source link

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Derek Chauvin verdict had Minneapolis businesses prepared to ‘hit the panic button’

A jury on Tuesday found ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of two counts of murder for the killing George Floyd, an unarmed Black man whose death sparked nationwide Black Lives Matters protests. The jury, after 10 hours of deliberation, found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter for the killing of Floyd on May 25, 2020. Business owners around Minneapolis, where the trial was held, have been on edge over the last year, with heightened… Source link

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