By: Brittany Gropp
THE POPULAR ONLINE BIDDING SERVICE, EBAY, TOOK A DOWNFALL THIS MONDAY . THE COMPANY WAS FINED 1.7 MILLION EUROS BY THE COMMERCIAL COURT OF PARIS FOR NOT OBEYING A JUNE COURT ORDER.
THE FINE STEMS FROM 1 OF 3 LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY LVHM TO EBAY. LVHM BEST KNOWN FOR CONTROLLING HIGH END FASHION BRANDS LIKE LOUIS VUITTON AND CHRISTIAN DIOR.
LVHM IS ACCUSING EBAY OF UNLAWFUL SALE OF THEIR PERFUME PRODUCTS, AND AS MARKETING OFF COUNTERFEIT ITEMS.
LAST JUNE, EBAY WAS ORDERED TO PAY 3 MILLION EUROS FOR ITS VIOLATION OF DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AGREEMENTS. THAT FINE WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE 33.5 MILLION EUROS THEY WERE ALSO CHARGED WITH FOR COUNTERFEIT SALES.
IN ADDITION, EBAY WAS ORDERED TO STOP SALES OF GENUINE PERFUMES TO FRENCH BUYERS AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE ISSUED A 50,000 EURO FINE PER DAY FOR EVERY TIME ONE OF THE PRODUCTS WAS FOUND ON A FRENCH CONSUMER SITE.
THE 1.7 MILLION EURO FINE ORDERED MONDAY IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS ORDER.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Littman Stethoscope Named Best 2009 Invention
By: Laura Jensen
THE POPULAR MAGAZINE AND ONLINE WEBSITE, POPULAR SCIENCE HAS JUST NAMED THEIR TOP INNOVATIONS OF THE YEAR WITH THEIR “BEST OF WHAT’S NEW 2009” AWARDS. AT THE TOP OF THE LIST WAS A STETHESCOPE, SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR CLOSE TO 200 YEARS, BUT HAS COME OUT WITH A NEW TWIST.
THE INVENTION OF THE LITTMAN ELECTROINC STEHOSCOPE NOT ONLY LISTENS TO PATIENTS HEARTBEATS, BUT IS NOW ABLE TO SEND THE SOUNDS OF THE BEAT TO A CARDIOSCANNING MACHINE TO DETECT HEART ABNOMALITIES.
BEFORE, EVEN TOP PHYSCIANS HAD TROUBLE DETETING HEART ABNORMATLITIES BY JUST SOUND ALONE. BUT THE NEW STETHOSCOPE CAN EASILY DETECT HOLES IN THE HEART, INTERRUPTED BLOOD FLOW, LEAKS IN HEART VALVES AND MUCH MORE.
THE NEW INVENTION IS SOMETHING MANY PHYSICIAN OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE EMBRACING SINCE IT ELIMATES THE GUESSING STAGES OF HEART CONDITIONS AND FINDS THEM QUICKER AND EASIER THAN EVER BEFORE.
THE POPULAR MAGAZINE AND ONLINE WEBSITE, POPULAR SCIENCE HAS JUST NAMED THEIR TOP INNOVATIONS OF THE YEAR WITH THEIR “BEST OF WHAT’S NEW 2009” AWARDS. AT THE TOP OF THE LIST WAS A STETHESCOPE, SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR CLOSE TO 200 YEARS, BUT HAS COME OUT WITH A NEW TWIST.
THE INVENTION OF THE LITTMAN ELECTROINC STEHOSCOPE NOT ONLY LISTENS TO PATIENTS HEARTBEATS, BUT IS NOW ABLE TO SEND THE SOUNDS OF THE BEAT TO A CARDIOSCANNING MACHINE TO DETECT HEART ABNOMALITIES.
BEFORE, EVEN TOP PHYSCIANS HAD TROUBLE DETETING HEART ABNORMATLITIES BY JUST SOUND ALONE. BUT THE NEW STETHOSCOPE CAN EASILY DETECT HOLES IN THE HEART, INTERRUPTED BLOOD FLOW, LEAKS IN HEART VALVES AND MUCH MORE.
THE NEW INVENTION IS SOMETHING MANY PHYSICIAN OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE EMBRACING SINCE IT ELIMATES THE GUESSING STAGES OF HEART CONDITIONS AND FINDS THEM QUICKER AND EASIER THAN EVER BEFORE.
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