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UIUC_06
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The tragic birth of FM radio (2006)
> Through the years Armstrong’s widow would bring twenty-one patent infringement suits against many companies, including RCA. She eventually won a little over $10 million in damages.
Insert "(nearly a third of a billion in today's dollars)" there.
I don't know the actual figure.
johnthuss
on Nov 24, 2022
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The RCA suit was settled for $1 million in 1954. Assuming the other suits were completed around that time this would be $93 billion dollars today!
bombcar
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Hmmm my calculations show 1000% inflation over that time and $110m.
UIUC_06
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assuming he means "million" not "billion" you two are pretty close.
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Insert "(nearly a third of a billion in today's dollars)" there.
I don't know the actual figure.