Legal Opinion
Russo v. Ballard Medical Products
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2008No. 07-4090, 07-4102PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.
Medical device inventor Ronald Russo brought this lawsuit against Ballard Medical Products contending that the company misappropriated his trade secret and breached the parties’ confidentiality agreement by incorporating certain of his innovations into one of its popular medical devices without his consent. After a seven-day trial, a jury found for Mr. Russo and awarded him $20 million in damages. On appeal, Ballard argues primarily that Mr. Russo’s state law claims are preempted by federal patent law. Mr. Russo cross-appeals, submitting that the district court erred in…
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