March 14, 2018
A synthetic-turf maker will be allowed to add defendants to its suit over a turf patent following a $30 million trial verdict, a Michigan federal judge ruled Monday, after the losing party's bankruptcy filing revealed financial relationships that could support new alter-ego allegations.
July 06, 2016
Synthetic grass manufacturer FieldTurf USA Inc. on Tuesday accused its rival AstroTurf LLC of filing for bankruptcy to avoid paying a $30 million patent infringement penalty FieldTurf was awarded last year.
June 28, 2016
AstroTurf LLC filed for Chapter 11 in a Georgia bankruptcy court Tuesday as it publicly announced plans to sell to a German manufacturer amid fallout from a $30 million patent loss where a jury found the company infringed on a competitor's synthetic turf patent.
October 13, 2015
AstroTurf has been ordered to pay $30 million after a federal jury found on Friday that some of its artificial playing surfaces for sports stadiums infringed a patent owned by rival FieldTurf, according to court documents.