U. of Wisconsin Nonprofit Awarded $234 Million in Apple Case
The damage award Friday followed a federal jury’s ruling that Apple infringed on a patent for computer-chip technology developed on the Madison campus and owned by a university-affiliated foundation, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
N.J. Town Panel OKs Demolition of Doris Duke Mansion
Officials in Hillsborough, N.J., approved controversial plans by the nonprofit that manages the late socialite and philanthropist’s rural estate to raze her 122-year-old home, reports the Associated Press.
Nonprofit Health-Insurance Co-ops in Colo. and Ore. to Fold
Two insurers established under an Affordable Care Act initiative are the latest among 23 insurance “co-ops” to close due to cash shortages, The Denver Post and The Oregonian report.
Ex-Nonprofit CFO Gets 28-Month Prison Term for Alabama Drug Mailings
A federal judge more than doubled the term recommended by prosecutors for the former medical-clinic executive who admitted to sending prescription drugs to figures linked to a fraud investigation in which she was implicated, reports the Birmingham News.
Anti-Abortion Activist Details Planned Parenthood Infiltration
The Washington Post profiles David Daleiden, the 26-year-old activist whose secretly filmed encounters with Planned Parenthood officials sparked a firestorm over the women’s-health group’s provision of fetal tissue for medical research.
Minn. Regulator Takes Aim at National Car-Donation Charity
State Attorney General Lori Swanson issued a report Wednesday alleging misleading practices by a national nonprofit that solicits vehicle donations on behalf of Make-a-Wish but keeps four-fifths of the revenue, the Star Tribune writes. The head of the state’s Make-a-Wish chapter endorsed the inquiry.
Report Proposes Charity-Care Credits for Nonprofit Hospitals
A new study suggests nonprofit hospitals implement a system of credits and trade to correct a geographic mismatch in supply and demand for uncompensated treatment, The Atlantic writes.
N.Y. State Shutters Pet Hospice Supported by Celebrities
State officials have closed a rural shelter for ill and injured dogs and cats, accusing its owner of multimillion-dollar mismanagement, reports the Associated Press. The group had won televised kudos from Oprah Winfrey.
Global Body Ready to Investigate Charity Hospital Bombing
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission has offered to examine the U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders facility in Afghanistan earlier this month but is awaiting for a green light from the American and Afghan governments, Reuters reports.
Planned Parenthood to Forgo Reimbursement for Fetal Tissue
The women’s-health nonprofit, under fire from conservatives over finances regarding its provision of fetal tissue for medical research, said Tuesday it would no longer accept repayment for its costs in doing so, The New York Times reports.
Patent Case Against Apple Could Award University Foundation $860 Million
A federal jury on Tuesday found that the Silicon Valley giant violated a 1998 patent owned by a nonprofit arm of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Reuters reports.
Pregnancy Clinics Sue to Block Calif. Law on Abortion Information
Two faith-affiliated crisis-pregnancy centers filed a court challenge against a new state law mandating that such facilities inform patients about abortion and contraceptive services available from other providers, The Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times report.
Maine Locals Resist Donor’s $100-Million Offer to Fund Park
Burt’s Bees founder Roxanne Quimby’s proposal to establish a new national park in the region of Maine’s highest mountain is meeting opposition from area residents and officials who say it will bring unwanted federal intrusion in their lives, reports the Associated Press.
Security Glitch Nixes Online Giving for Calif. State Workers
California’s government has dropped a new online mechanism for state employees to make payroll donations to charity because it violated security standards, The Sacramento Bee reports.
Mother Teresa’s Charity Halts Adoption Services in India
The Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic order, opted to stop providing adoption services following an Indian government mandate that single and divorced parents be able to adopt, reports the Associated Press.
Nonprofit Kentucky Insurer Is Latest Co-op Casualty
The Kentucky Health Cooperative will stop offering insurance plans at the end of the year, becoming the fifth of 23 nonprofit providers set up with federal aid under the Affordable Care Act to shut down, The Courier-Journal in Louisville and Becker’s Hospital Review report.