City Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit for $25G

A retired fire lieutenant who accused the FDNY of stealing his training device has settled his lawsuit for $25,000. Michael Bishop, who retired in 1999 after 20 years with the FDNY, said the department stole his design for the Power Jamb, a tool he had previously sold to the department. "All they had to do was ask [to use it], but they stole it instead," Bishop said Tuesday after cutting the deal...more>