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Covidien plc Nets $177 Million From Johnson & Johnson Unit in Scalpel Patent Suit

March 29, 2013 | 
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A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday awarded medical supplier Covidien PLC $176.5 million in damages after finding that Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. infringed three of Covidien's patents covering ultrasonic scalpels.
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