Ruschke v. Medtronic, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

4:18-cv-02515

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Other

Judge:

Phyllis J. Hamilton

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  1. December 18, 2018

    Medtronic, Ex-PTAB Chief Settle Gay Discrimination Suit

    Medtronic PLC has settled a lawsuit accusing the company of firing former Patent Trial and Appeal Board Chief Judge David Ruschke for being openly gay and having health issues during his tenure as its vascular unit's chief patent officer.

  2. November 26, 2018

    Ex-PTAB Chief Fires Back At Medtronic In Gay Bias Case

    David Ruschke, a former Patent Trial and Appeal Board chief judge, has hit back against his previous employer Medtronic's counterclaim that he failed to repay a $250,000 loan it gave him in 2007, which the medical device maker lodged after Ruschke filed suit in California federal court alleging he was fired for being gay.

  3. November 05, 2018

    Medtronic Fires Back In Ex-PTAB Chief's Gay Bias Suit

    Medtronic leveled a counterclaim Friday in a sexual orientation bias case brought by David Ruschke, a former Patent Trial and Appeal Board chief judge and onetime attorney for the medical device maker, telling a California federal court that Ruschke hasn't repaid a $250,000 loan the company gave him in 2007.