Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number Cv. No. 02-2873 Ma/A. Judges Samuel H. Mays See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. SMITH NEPHEW, INC., Plaintiff, v. SYNTHES (U.S.A.) and SYNTHES-STRATEC, INC., Defendants. PARTIAL JUDGMENT SAMUEL MAYS JR., District Judge Decision by Court. This action came for consideration before the Court. The issues as to liability have been considered and a decision has been rendered, final except for an accounting. IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendants have infringed Plaintiff's valid patent rights, in accordance with the Memorandum Opinion Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, entered August 30, 2005.