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To: Steve Rolfe who wrote (66)1/14/1999 10:38:00 AM
From: Paul Lee  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 84
 


Invacare Corporation Announces
Settlement of All Lawsuits With
Graham-Field

ELYRIA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 1999--Invacare Corporation
(Nasdaq/NMS:IVCR - news) today announced that the company has settled all lawsuits with
Graham-Field Health Products, Inc. (NYSE:GFI - news).

As a part of the settlement of the lawsuits, Invacare and Graham-Field entered into a cross-licensing
agreement with respect to certain patents owned by each of the companies and Graham-Field
entered into a three-year agreement with the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Dynamic
Controls, Ltd., to supply Everest & Jennings, a Graham-Field company, with electronic controls for
motorized wheelchairs. Invacare also agreed to a two-year agreement to supply LaBac seating
systems to providers under a single invoice program. In addition, Invacare received $2,200,000
from Graham-Field associated with prior product purchases.