Biotech firm awarded $35M in patent lawsuit NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia Beach company has been awarded nearly $35 million in a patent dispute over technology it owns. A federal court jury earlier this week awarded the money to LifeNet Health following a 10-day trial with a rival company accused of using technology for soft tissue grafts and bone preservation. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the U.S. District Court jury in Norfolk rejected defenses by New Jersey-based LifeCell Corp. that LifeNet’s …