Legal Opinion

3M Company, 3M Innovative Properties Company v. Continental Diamond Tool Corp., Paul Christy, Timothy Keene, Chad Wesner

District Court, N.D. Indiana

Decided April 30, 2026No. 1:21-cv-00274Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION 3M COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CASE NO. 1:21-CV-274-HAB CONTINENTAL DIAMOND TOOL CORP, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs 3M Company and 3M Innovative Properties Company (collectively “3M”) sued Defendants Continental Diamond Tool Corp. (“CDT”) and Individual Defendants Paul Christy, Timothy Keene, and Chad Wesner (collectively “Individual Defendants”). 3M alleges CDT lured away 3M’s employees—Christy, Keene, and Wesner—to obtain 3M’s confidential information, including trade secrets, and has been…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Sandra L. Waldridge v. American Hoechst Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  3. Hummel v. St. Joseph County Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  4. Volkman v. RykerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  5. Alejandro Yeatts v. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019

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