Electronics Patent Suit Judgment Awarded

Global Traffic Technologies Awarded Default Judgment in U.S. Patent Suit

Court Rejects Motion from Tomar Electronics

January 30, 2008 - ST. PAUL, Minn.--Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) has won a default judgment of infringement in its U.S. Patent infringement lawsuit against Tomar Electronics, Gilbert, Ariz. U.S. District Court Judge Michael J. Davis issued the ruling in Minneapolis on Dec. 27, 2007. The lawsuit involves GTT's traffic signal preemption technology, marketed under the name OpticomT Infrared Systems, and Tomar's Strobecom® II System.

The impact of the court's ruling is that Tomar has been found to infringe multiple claims of GTT's U.S. Patent No. 5,172,113. Additional proceedings will be scheduled to address the issue of remedy, including damages and an injunction. A copy of the judgment can be found at http://www.gtt.com/resources/pdfs/DefaultJudgment.pdf.

"We're pleased with this judgment as an important step toward the successful resolution of this patent dispute," said Rick Sachse, president of Global Traffic Technologies. "We will continue investing in our industry-leading technology to benefit our customers in the United States and around the world."

About Global Traffic Technologies, LLC

Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., Global Traffic Technologies' mission is to improve traffic management and safety around the world with proven technologies and continuous innovation. GTT's OpticomT GPS and Infrared Systems assist the movement of emergency and mass transit vehicles through signal-controlled intersections to save lives and optimize on-schedule service. GTT's CanogaT Traffic Sensing System provides reliable, real-time information on individual vehicles and traffic patterns to assist traffic management professionals. GTT was formed in June 2007 from 3M's Opticom Priority Control Systems and Canoga Traffic Management businesses. GTT is a privately held company that includes senior management ownership. The company's website is www.gtt.com.

Contacts

Brookside Communications Group (for GTT)
Warren Djerf, 952-920-3908
warren@brookcomm.net

The Future of Branded and Generic Drugs

'Patentbusters: The Uncertain Future of Branded and Generic Drugs in the Wake of Plavix and Apotex' An Audio Conference from F-D-C Reports

Join F-D-C Reports on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006 to get the most up-to-date review and analysis of this latest patent dispute. In one concise 90-minute audio conference—which one can attend from the comfort of an office or home —learn why this case is so critical to brand and generic drug manufacturers alike.

Rockville, MD -- Executives from a brand or generic company, lawyers, biopharmaceutical consultants, regulatory affairs representatives and financial analysts should not miss this chance to hear and speak with a panel of experts as they explore this patent dispute from a business, legal and regulatory perspective. Get an inside look, straight from former executives at the FTC, FDA and USPTO.

Speakers are:
* David Balto, Executive VP and COO, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (former Policy Director, Bureau of Competition, U.S. Federal Trade Commission);
* Robert Dormer, Partner Hyman, Phelps & MacNamara (former Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement and Associate Chief Counsel for Radiological Health, U.S. Food & Drug Administration);
* James Wallace, Partner, Wiley Rein & Fielding (litigator in BlackBerry patent case and former U.S. Department of Justice trial attorney and U.S. Patent & Trademark examiner); and
* Joshua Berlin, Executive Editor, "The Pink Sheet" DAILY.

To learn more about the potential fallout from this latest battle, join F-D-C Reports on Thursday, October 12, 2006, for an audio conference that will explore the potential financial and regulatory implications, and discuss how the outcome could affect companies.

Register today at http://www.fdcreports.com/audio

Brand name drug companies are struggling to protect their patents against increasingly aggressive competition from generic manufacturers. The battle over the rights to Plavix is the most recent example of the ongoing war between brand and generic companies over drug patents.

This audio conference will help professionals:
* Understand the legal, financial and regulatory ramifications of the Plavix/Apotex case for the biopharmaceutical industry
* Get an inside look at the complex patent, trade and brand/generic drug perspectives
* Find out what the fallout from this landmark case is likely to be
* Hear who will be the likely winners and the losers

To register or to find out more, please go to http://www.fdcreports.com/audio

About F-D-C Reports:
F-D-C Reports provides up-to-date information about the worldwide health care industry via its publications including The Pink Sheet(R), The Gray Sheet(R), The Rose Sheet(R), The Tan Sheet(R), and Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly. The publications are read extensively by pharmaceutical and healthcare executives, policy-makers, and analysts seeking to understand developments affecting the US regulation and marketing of healthcare products and services. F-D-C Reports has one of the largest, most experienced, and most respected editorial teams reporting on the latest regulatory, legislative, and business news affecting the US drug, biotech, medical device, nonprescription drug, nutritionals and cosmetics industries. For more information, please visit: www.fdcreports.com

FDC Reports, Inc. is part of Elsevier. Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, the company publishes more than 1,800 journals and 2,200 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products and online reference works. For more information, visit: www.elsevier.com

Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a world-leading publisher and information provider. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (NYSE). For more information, visit: www.reed-elsevier.com.


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Cash For Structured Settlements

I keep seeing many ads from several companies that talk about cash for structured settlements. It seems to make sense that if you have some kind of judgements or settlement that will be paying you slowly over time, that you want to get all of it now and not have to wait.

But I wonder what the cost for selling to a structure settlement broker is? Since there are so many ads, I have to think that people will take a LOT less cash if they don't have to wait for their money. So I'm not so sure that's really a good idea. It might make more sense to get a loan from a bank or someplace else and pay a lower percentage rate.

Asbestos-Tainted Toy Pulled from Shelves

LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Blog with Info about An Asbestos-Tainted Toy That Has Been Pulled from Shelves

LegalView recently reported on its mesothelioma blog that an apparently popular toy tainted with asbestos has finally been pulled from shelves. Manufacturers became aware of the asbestos contamination after an asbestos awareness organization reported asbestos in the product.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) December 30, 2007 -- LegalView.com recently reported on its mesothlelioma information blog that a popular toy was finally pulled from shelves after it was found to have been tainted with traces of asbestos dust. The CSI:Crime Scene Investigation Fingerprint Examination Kits and the CSI:Crime Scene Investigation Field Kits allegedly had traces of asbestos fibers and dust in the product, which is made for children.

Mesothelioma is a deadly form of cancer that is often described as painful and debilitating for victims. Most individuals who are diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer came in contact with asbestos fibers or asbestos dust several years earlier. After having inhaled the asbestos, cancer cells began to form on the interior lining of the lung. Mesothelioma cancer is often misdiagnosed because symptoms are similar to other illnesses and because it takes years and even decades to develop. If caught early, there is a chance of treating mesothelioma, but because it is considered a silent killer by many, it is often not caught until it is far too late for a victim. If you recently purchased either of these recalled toy games, contact a mesothelioma law firm to determine the next best step to protect loved ones. Also contact an experienced asbestos attorney if you, a friend or family member has or may have been previously exposed to asbestos to get the help you deserve.

The games were allegedly found to have asbestos contamination in the fingerprint powder within the kits. An asbestos awareness group known as the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) tested hundreds of toys and other products for asbestos, according to news reports. Several weeks after finding the toy's contamination, the toys were finally removed from shelves. Contact with asbestos is irreversible and extremely hazardous to any human being, but children are especially susceptible to harm from asbestos. If you feel you, your child, a friend or family member has been exposed to asbestos fibers or dust contact an asbestos law firm for more information on what to do.

LegalView offers assistance on a variety of legal topics for Americans who need information and need to be able to locate it quickly and easily. For more information on mesothelioma or asbestos contact a mesothelioma attorney. In addition to mesothelioma, victims of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) can also find additional information on the illness that usually affects kidney disease patients who undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) tests and receive gadolinium dye. LegalView.com can help victims locate a NSF lawyer who can offer consultation on the illness. Also available on LegalView.com is information on the recent reports of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accidents and rollovers that have allegedly been the cause of individuals losing limbs as well as their lives due to potentially faulty vehicles. For more information on this, use LegalView.com to contact an ATV law firm. And use the ATV information portal to find more information on allegedly dangerous types and brands of the faulty ATVs.

About LegalView:

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The domain name adds supplemental notes - Chinese Domain Trademark Scam

The Chinese Trademark Domain Name Scare Scam is still going on. This is the second time they have contacted me, so I am again posting their stupid scam message to my blog so others won't be fooled.

They are lying about someone contacting them and trying to register your names. And if you do want to protect your domains, DON'T register with this company, they will overcharge you big time, if they even provide any service at all....!!!

 

-----Original Message-----
From: eryacarl [mailto:eryacarl@foxmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:15 PM
To:  webmaster 
Subject: The domain name adds supplemental notes

Dear CEO,

 

We are the domain name registration organization in Asia, which mainly deal with international company's in Asia. We have something important need to confirm with your company.

 

On the Jan.14, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named:Xianhou  Limited Company" wanted to register following Domain names:

 

 nielsentech.cc   
 nielsentech.cn   
 nielsentech.com.cn   
 nielsentech.com.hk   
 nielsentech.com.tw   
 nielsentech.hk   
 nielsentech.info   
 nielsentech.mobi   
 nielsentech.net   
 nielsentech.net.cn   
 nielsentech.org   
 nielsentech.org.cn   
 nielsentech.tw  

 

Internet brand keyword:

 

nielsentech

through our body.

 

After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark. These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of  Xianhou company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

 

Best Regards,

 

caril

 

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Sponsoring Registrar: China Net Technology Limited

Address:3A, Units 20/F,Zhongxin Mansion, Dingxiang Raod, Nanchang, China 

Tel:0086-791-3728123

Fax:0086-791-3728123

Email: eryacarl@foxmail.com

 

 

 

 

Health Courts Fail to Provide Medical Malpractice Protection

So-called 'Health Courts' Fail to Provide Adequate Protection for Those Victimized by Medical Malpractice

Attorney Jeffrey Hensley says the health courts, supported by the AMA, "are like having the fox guard the henhouse."

Palm Harbor, Fla. - July 13, 2007 -- So-called "health courts," which would replace juries with health care professionals in medical malpractice cases, would leave malpractice victims dangerously unprotected, Attorney Jeffrey Hensley said today.

The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted principles earlier this month that favor the health courts, which would do away with peer-based juries and replace them with judges trained in medical standards.

Hensley said the notion of health courts dangerously tips the standard of justice in malpractice cases against victims who may be entitled to sizeable judgments when they are seriously harmed by poor medical care.

"There is a fox-guarding-the-henhouse quality to this idea of having medical people passing judgment in medical malpractice cases," Hensley said. "People who have suffered very serious injuries or damages as a result of medical malpractice should have little confidence in courts which are run by the very same profession that caused their injuries."

Instead, Hensley said, medical malpractice victims should have full access to a court system in which their peers consider evidence from both sides, and then determine possible damages that are based fairly on the extent of their injuries or damages.

"This is not simply a step away from reasonable medical malpractice law," Hensley said. "This is a step away from the very foundations of American justice."

So-called health courts were conceived during Brookings Institute conferences in 2002 and 2003. Besides the move to health courts, the principles adopted by the AMA urge quick resolution of claims, special training for judges, and reliance on qualified experts. The AMA also has stated its support for limits, or caps, on medical malpractice judgments.

A better way to limit malpractice judgments, Hensley said, would be to limit substandard medical treatment that results in injury or even death.

"If the AMA wants to limit the claims that get awarded in medical malpractice suits, a good place to start would be in its own backyard," Hensley said. "People have a right to expect good, professional health care and, when they don't receive it, they should have a right to reasonable financial claims."

Hensley said it is important to remember that the duty of a medical professional is not to cure, or even to guarantee a good outcome from treatment. Rather, the duty is to provide good medical care according to accepted standards in the community, or, in the case of a specialist, accepted standards in that medical specialty.

"Medicine is not an exact science, and doctors are not required to be right every time they make a diagnosis," Hensley said. "A misdiagnosis becomes malpractice, however, if the doctor fails to get a medical history, order the appropriate tests, or recognize observable symptoms of the illness."

Press Contact: BILL FREDERICK
Company Name: Jeffrey Hensley PA
Phone: 727-789-2038
Website: www.hensleylaw.com

Information and Advice On Immigration Law

Immigration Law Help Offers Information and Advice as Immigrants Remain a Hot Topic

One of the biggest concerns for presidential candidates this election year is the immigration law, and ImmigrationLawHelp.info is providing information and legal advice for those trying to understand this complex issue.

Carlsbad, CA  -  January 5, 2008 -- As anyone who is following the 2008 election coverage knows, immigration law is a big topic of discussion for this year's candidates. There is also a barrage of new state immigration laws that are going into effect throughout the country. As the issue becomes more complex, Immigration Law Help is offering information, advice and legal counsel when necessary.

The candidates are all expressing their opinions about immigration issues. Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani, for example, supports biometric identity cards and a national database to keep track of foreigners entering and exiting the country. Democrat Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, has voted in favor of amendments to increase interior enforcement, fund a border fence and deter employers from hiring illegal immigrants. The debate about immigration policy will undoubtedly continue, and Immigration Law Help plans to see more people visiting their site as the election draws near.

Immigration Law Help, an online service that provides advice about how to become a legal citizen, understands the issues facing many people who are trying to enter the country legally. As presidential candidates are feverishly debating immigration issues and the public opinion about immigrants grows more tumultuous, there are still people waiting to become citizens the right way. Immigration Law Help believes it is important for these people to stay informed about the current immigration law.

For more information about immigration policy, visit www.immigrationlawhelp.info.

About Immigration Law Help:
ImmigrationLawHelp.info understands the problems that immigrants face, and they know that immigration to the United States can't and shouldn't be forbidden. They are, however, completely against illegal immigration. Immigration Law Help believes that making as much information available about the immigration law as possible is one way to minimize illegal actions.

ImmigrationLawHelp.info knows that navigating the constantly changing immigration law is not an easy task. The large number of forms that must be filled out, the numerous types of visas and the complicated green card hearings make legal immigration harder. So, their goal is to encourage legal immigration by providing the necessary information, advice and legal counseling when necessary. And their advice is simple: be informed and stay legal.

Press Contact: Mike Cheslar
Company Name: Immigration Law Help
Phone: 760-431-8594
Website: http://www.immigrationlawhelp.info/

Saving Money Can Kill You

I didn't realize that "Save money. Live better." was Wal-Mart's trademarked motto until I went to their web site the other day. This was just after I read an article by security expert J.R. Roberts (Disclaimer: Roberts is one of our clients) that seems to explain why sites like http://www.WalMartCrimeReport.com/ and others have appeared. Saving money is great, but it does not always go together with living better.

Target: Wal-Mart describes an interview Mr. Roberts had with an inmate convicted of raping and murdering a woman in a Walmart parking lot. With a long criminal history, the killer preferred Wal-Mart parking lots for one simple and now obvious reason: No security. It seems that to make the parking lots safe for customers and staff in Florida in 1994 would cost "...Wal-Mart $45,000.00 dollars per year per store."

Well, I have a suggestion for Wal-Mart that may be useful: Get rid of the useless "greeter" that accosts you when you enter the store. Instead, build a small building out in the parking lot. Not at the edge near the store, but in towards the center of the lot perhaps 10-20 parking spaces. Make this a remote customer service / security office and equip it with security cameras. Put more cameras in important lot locations and install remote alarms that can be use by customers if there is an emergency. And consider installing hidden cameras that can record the occupants of every vehicle that enters and leaves the parking lot.

 

If you want to not only make the parking lot more secure but also provide better customer service, you could allow customers to make simple product returns there and have a drive-up for buying small things like gift cards. For that matter, you could have a long covered walk-way and put his new building out near the center of the parking lot. It would give you more spots to mount cameras and also give customers a sheltered walk to the main building.

 

Details of One Woman's Tragic Mesothelioma Diagnosis

LegalView Continues to Track Mesothelioma Information with Details of One Woman's Tragic Diagnosis

LegalView's newly updated mesothelioma blog highlights the latest jury verdicts and asbestos-related information including the story of one individual's tragic childhood asbestos exposure. A woman who, after years of hugging her father as he returned home from work each day as a dockyard worker, was diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer just after her father died from the cancer.

Denver, CO  - November 21, 2007 -- LegalView.com, the source for everything legal on the Web, continues to follow developments concerning the deadly cancer mesothelioma via its mesothelioma blog by tracking the story of a United Kingdom woman whose father recently died of mesothelioma. Even more unfortunate than the death of the woman's father was the news that she had been diagnosed with the cancer as a result of merely hugging her father each day as he arrived home from work. Philip Northmore was employed as a dockyard worker where he was exposed to asbestos over several years. Northmore died at the age of 68 just as his daughter, Debbie Brown, is diagnosed with mesothelioma as well. LegalView.com is proud to provide readers of its mesothelioma blog with updated information on Brown, who recently launched her own Web site, Mesothelioma and Me, to help victims of mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma is a rare and often fatal disease in which victims often are unaware that they even suffer from the cancer until it is far too late for treatment. Mesothelioma is nearly always caused by exposure to asbestos, which is a fireproof building material that was used in structures such as schools, government buildings and homes. The asbestos fibers are inhaled and form cancerous cells on the interior of the lungs. Signs of the cancer take years, and in most cases, decades before becoming symptomatic in the body, at which time the success rate for treatments significantly decreases. Brown's case, in which she as a child merely hugged her father and breathed in the asbestos fibers found on his clothing, is one of many thousands of unfortunate individuals suffering from mesothelioma. LegalView is sympathetic to the needs of those enduring this deadly disease and therefore provides resources on finding a mesothelioma law firm via its mesothelioma information portal, alongside the mesothelioma blog.

LegalView's mesothelioma information portal can provide readers with details on treatments, various forms of the disease and information regarding attorney referral services particularly the best way to locate a mesothelioma lawyer.

In addition to the resources found at the mesothelioma site, LegalView offers a wide variety of practice areas on several legal issues affecting Americans each day. Such issues include details on finding brain injury attorney or where to find a Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis lawyer. LegalView also offers resources to locate legal advice for those who might need a construction accident law firm.

About LegalView:
LegalView.com is a public service brought to you by Legal WebTV Network, LLC, a Limited Liability Corporation created by a group of the nation's most highly respected law firms: Anapol Schwartz; Brent Coon and Associates; Burg Simpson; Cohen, Placitella and Roth; James F. Humphreys and Associates; Lopez Hodes; and Thornton and Naumes. For more information on the accomplishments and track records of LegalView.com's superior sponsoring law firms and to get in touch with LegalView attorneys, visit LegalView at www.LegalView.com.


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Asia Domain Name Registration Limited - Scam

The Chinese scammers are at it again. People need to know this kind of thing is going on so they are not taken in.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: mike [mailto:mike@domaininasia.com]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:44 PM
To:  Sigfreid

Subject: Domain name of nielsentech

Dear CEO,

Happy new year!

We are the domain name registration organization in Asia, which

mainly deal with international company's in Asia. We have something important need to confirm with your company.

 

On the Jan 7, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named "HuaYang Holdings Limited" wanted to register following Domain names:

  nielsentech.net 
  nielsentech.info
  nielsentech.cn
  nielsentech.com.cn
  nielsentech.net.cn 
  nielsentech.asia

and Internet brand keyword:

  nielsentech

 through our body.

 

After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark. These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of HuaYang company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

 

Best Regards,

Mike Luo

__________________________________________________________________________

 Sponsoring Registrar: Asia Domain Name Registration Limited

Address: Rm 402A 4/F, China Insurance Group Building., 141 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong

Tel：00852－30759838

Fax：00852－31771520

Email: mike@domaininasia.com

Website:www.asiadnr.org