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* Scios Inc., a Fremont, Calif.-based biotechnology company acquired by Johnson & Johnson for $2.4 billion last year, said its president, Richard B. Brewer, resigned. Brewer will be succeeded by James R. Mitchell, currently president of J&J;’s Janssen-Ortho Inc. unit in Canada. Brewer, 52, said he planned to remain active in the biotech industry.
* A federal judge has moved the second trial of former investment banking star Frank Quattrone to April 13, delaying it by about three weeks.
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Los Angeles Times Sunday March 14, 2004 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 68 words Type of Material: Correction
SCO lawsuit -- Articles in the Business section about SCO Group Inc.’s suit against IBM Corp. over Linux software have reported different dollar amounts that SCO is seeking. A Feb. 7 story referred to a $5-billion lawsuit against IBM; a March 5 article described it as a $50-billion suit. The amount varies depending on how punitive damages are calculated. SCO is suing for $5 billion plus punitive damages.
* Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates must submit to questioning under oath by lawyers for Burst.com Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. as they prepare antitrust claims against the world’s largest software maker, a federal judge in Baltimore said.
* SCO Group Inc. added two copyright-infringement claims to its year-old, $3-billion lawsuit against IBM, lifting potential damages to $5 billion, court documents said.
* Home Depot Inc. said it was teaming up with AARP, a membership group for Americans 50 and older, to recruit workers for full- and part-time jobs.
