UPDATE: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Jury Reaches Positive Verdict in Robot Case; Shares Rise
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(Updated - May 23, 2013 4:20 PM EDT)
Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG) shares are up in late trading Thursday after a favorable verdict came in for the company.
A Seattle-area jury voted in favor of Intuitive over claims of negligence for its da Vinci surgical robot. The company was sued by a patient's family stemming from a 2008 surgery. The family blamed a lack of doctor training in using the device. Plaintiffs were seeking $8.45 million in damages.
Shares are up about 4 percent.
Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG) shares are up in late trading Thursday after a favorable verdict came in for the company.
A Seattle-area jury voted in favor of Intuitive over claims of negligence for its da Vinci surgical robot. The company was sued by a patient's family stemming from a 2008 surgery. The family blamed a lack of doctor training in using the device. Plaintiffs were seeking $8.45 million in damages.
Shares are up about 4 percent.
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