In December, on the advice of a panel of independent experts, a judge in Oregon excluded from a trial all expert testimony linking impants to auto-immune disorders, on the ground that it was scientifically dodgy.
But as employees have become more aware of USB dangers and administrators more often disable the auto-run function on PCs, Desautels said Netragard was looking for new ground.
The state support awarded so far is supposed to get Magna-Opel off the ground, but no one knows if or when taxpayers will be reimbursed for their auto-investment.