BlackBerry Redux? Patent Holder Sues Palm

The same company that wrested a $612.5 million settlement from the maker of the BlackBerry has set its sights on another purveyor of handheld gadgets: Palm Inc. NTP, a patent holding firm, said Monday that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit again Palm, the maker of the Treo smart phone. Shares of Palm slumped 8.5 percent on Monday afternoon after the lawsuit was announced.