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Scientist Sues Nikon for Allegedly Taking His Idea to Make Flat-Screen TVs

One of the biggest complaints about the American economy is that there aren't enough manufacturing jobs anymore. An American engineer said that he created a key technology behind the LCD flat-screen TV, but a Japanese company took his idea, possibly sending billions in profits and thousands of jobs overseas. Dr. Kanti Jain, small business owner and award-winning engineering professor at the University of Illinois, has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against some of the biggest names in... Full Story
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