| Lear wins appeal in patent suit
Lear Corp., once the largest supplier of car interiors, won an appeals-court ruling that allows it to continue to provide Car2U garage-door openers to automakers until a Johnson Controls Inc. patent-infringement lawsuit is decided. A trial judge had barred Lear from selling the Car2U device, saying there was a good chance Johnson Controls and patent owner Chamberlain Group Inc. would win the suit. Closely held Chamberlain owns the patent and Johnson Controls is the exclusive licensee. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington today said the judge erred in defining one of the key terms of the patent. The court threw out the order barring sales and sent the case back for further review. .
Man Dies Following Fight At Bar
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From the blogs: NPR visits Elmwood, bikes in traffic, and bear ...
Memphis Music Confidential writer Andria Lisle wrote about Maxim magazine's review of The Black Crowes' latest album before even hearing it. And Blake Fontenay offers an unusual image of local legend Al Green stuck in the express checkout lane at Wal-Mart. All of this and more is sampled from the local blogosphere and listed conveniently below. - The Bloodshot Eye (CA): Bear-Wrestling: 'Grizzly' vs. The Grizz - Memphis Music Confidential: The Black Crowes vs. Maxim magazine - The Shelf Life (CA): NPR visits Elmwood Cemetery with Memphis author - Healthy Memphis (CA): Where Do Bikes Belong? - Blake's Blog (CA): It's not easy being Green - Pets on my Mind(CA): Cats can help you stay healthy, if you're not allergic! - The Memphis Edge (CA) - Dan Wolken: Epilogue: Tennessee - The Memphis Edge (CA) - Bryan Brasher: Be sure to check out Saturday's story on abandoned hunting dogs - The Memphis Edge (CA) - John Stacy: You're not going to believe me but - The Memphis Scene (CA): Catching Up Again - Travel Blog (CA): Nothing like a quickie - Whining and Dining (CA): Don't Look a Gift Certificate in the Mouth - iDiva (CA): John Ford, Superdad? - Student: Revisited: Ramblings of a Pharmacy Technician (Part 1): - 55-40 Memphis: Is our children safe? - The Gates of Memphis: Demolition of Cumberland Presbyterian Planned - artbutcher: Stupid Christians and Their Stupid Christian Art - Fore Left: The ricin story - Tim Sampson (News channel 3) - Wednesday Ramblings - My Midtown Memphis: Underground Art Benefit - polar donkey: Subprime Loans Should Be Classified as Economic Meth - Secret Agent Mom: Let's Go Out Tonight Like It's Last Year - Smart City Memphis: Phoning It In - Steve's Nude Memphis Blog: Running On a Treadmill, Goin' Down and Down - The Pesky Fly: Instapundit outstupids himself - Theology and Geometry: Just another Friday in Saltillo: My family's neighbors busted for huge pot-growing operation Go outside.
Audit hits Ragsdale's office
--File original purchasing-card receipts with the Finance Department, not in individual offices. --If a purchase order would be required normally, require it even when a purchasing card is used. --Document all transactions with signed statements and summary distribution sheets as required by current policy. --Follow the $999-per-item card limit, even when one purchase is split between multiple charges, as well as the $4,999 monthly limit. --Enforce the rule against employees making personal purchases. --Assure deactivation of terminated employees' cards. --Get detailed receipts or descriptions. --Don't use cards to circumvent travel regulations. --Improve the review process. --Clarify meal policies. --Improve controls on fuel, car rental and alcoholic-beverage charges.
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