May 16, 2018
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday refused to reconsider a sanction he imposed against specialty laser firm Biolitec AG for what the judge has called the company's "ethically dubious" tactics and "shameless stonewalling" in its decadelong fight against liability for a subsidiary's multimillion-dollar patent infringement settlement.
April 26, 2018
An attorney asked a Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday to reconsider ordering him to pay a nearly $50,000 sanction for trying to help client Biolitec AG dodge a $75 million judgment won by AngioDynamics Inc. in a years-old intellectual property dispute, saying he was following the First Circuit's direction in seeking a contempt order.
March 30, 2018
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday blasted Biolitec AG, its leader and local counsel for making it nearly impossible for AngioDynamics Inc. to collect on a years-old $75 million judgment in an IP dispute, ordering monthly sanctions that could add up to $1 million total until it complies with a discovery order.
April 24, 2015
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday capped contempt sanctions against an affiliate of Biolitec AG at $70 million in a patent dispute, saying the amount was a "reasonable penalty" to induce the German laser company to comply with the court's preliminary injunction forbidding it to merge with an Austrian company.
April 08, 2015
AngioDynamics Inc. on Wednesday urged a Massachusetts federal judge to sanction a group of Biolitec AG affiliates for its CEO's repeated refusal to show up for depositions, arguing the companies should be forced to pay a $75 million judgment entered against Biolitec last year.
March 18, 2014
A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday ordered Biolitec AG and affiliates to pay $75 million in damages for failing to shield AngioDynamics Inc. from patent infringement claims related to varicose vein treatments, just after entering default judgment against the defendants on the issue of liability.
February 11, 2014
Biolitec AG on Monday asked the First Circuit to overturn a district court ruling that stuck the German laser company with $63 million in contempt damages and an arrest warrant for its CEO, saying it hadn't caused any damage to the plaintiff in an intellectual property indemnification suit by completing a planned merger.
September 24, 2013
Medical device manufacturer AngioDynamics Inc. on Monday renewed its bid for sanctions against German laser firm Biolitec AG in its intellectual property indemnification suit against the company, arguing that it has continued to defy court orders by failing to produce three critical witnesses.
August 30, 2013
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday declined to levy additional sanctions against specialty laser firm Biolitec AG and owner Biomed Technology Holdings Co. for their alleged noncompliance with earlier court orders stemming from an improper merger in an intellectual property indemnification suit brought by AngioDynamics Inc.
August 27, 2013
A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday refused to disqualify himself from an intellectual property dispute between German medical laser maker Biolitec AG and medical device manufacturer AngioDynamics Inc., saying his disapproval of Biolitec's bad behavior was not grounds for recusal.