Legal Opinion
Master Tech Products, Inc. v. Smith
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 15, 2002No. 01C6976PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BUCKLO, District Judge.
Master Tech Products, Inc., sues Merle Smith, the president of Prism Enterprises, Inc., for civil violations of RICO, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. According to the complaint, Prism employees, acting at the direction of Smith, deliberately acquired confidential information about one of Master Tech’s products under the guise of a potential acquisition of the company, and Smith and Prism used that information to develop a competing product and drive Master Tech out of business. Smith moves to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction under Fed.…
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