Retractable Techs., Inc. v. Becton Dickinson & Co.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A jury found that Becton Dickinson & Co. falsely advertised its products for years. The district court determined that neither disgorgement of profits nor further injunctive relief would be equitable under the circumstances. It did not abuse its discretion. We affirm.

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This case involves a narrow subset of medical syringes: retractable syringes, a type of "safety syringe" designed to reduce risk of accidental needlesticks. Retractable syringes compete both with other varieties of safety syringes and with "conventional" syringes. Although retractable…