December 09, 2022
Days into a jury trial over car headrest patents, Lear Corp. and NHK Seating told a Michigan federal judge on Thursday that the companies had reached a settlement in the infringement case.
December 02, 2022
Attorneys for NHK Seating of America told a Michigan federal jury Friday that the company is a "reasonable business" that never infringed Lear Corp.'s patent for a vehicle headrest that decreases the risk of whiplash in crashes, saying its technology used in a deal with Toyota Motor Corp. is unique.
November 23, 2022
A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday declined to sanction Lear Corp. after auto parts supplier NHK claimed the company intentionally deleted emails that would have proved Lear violated on-sale patent rules, saying Lear was at most negligent in preserving files.
November 10, 2022
A Michigan federal judge repeatedly questioned why Lear Corp. deleted emails relevant to its patent suit against another auto parts supplier, when other emails from the same period were preserved.