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Howrey Loses $250 Million IP Verdict in East Texas (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance): On Wednesday, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas gave a big win to Sam Baxter of Dallas-based McKool Smith, awarding his client, Medtronic, $250 million in a patent infringement case against Boston Scientific, which was represented by Howrey. Saturday's Sports Scoreboard (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News): All Times Eastern American League Seattle 5, Detroit 0 F Tampa Bay 2, Chicago White Sox 0 F Boston 6, Baltimore 3 F Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2 F N.Y. Yankees 7, Minnesota 6 F 12 Innings Texas 8, Oakland 4 F L.A. Angels 3, Toronto 2 F 10 Innings National League Chicago Cubs 5, Colorado 4 F Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 7 F 10 Innings N.Y. Mets 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 F San Diego 5, San Francisco 1 F Florida ... Texas Jury Awards $250 Million Patent Infringement Verdict Against Boston Scientific in Balloon Catheter Lawsuit (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance): A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division has issued a verdict in favor of Minneapolis-based Medtronic Inc. against Natick, Mass.-based Boston Scientific Corp. and one of its subsidiaries following a patent infringement lawsuit involving a series of Medtronic dilation and balloon catheters used in the surgical treatment of heart disease.