C & F Packing Co. v. Doskocil Companies, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROVNER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case began as an apparently simple intellectual property dispute over the design of a method for manufacturing precooked sausage toppings for pizzas. Out of such humble beginnings has mushroomed an all-out war peppered with serious allegations of attorney misconduct. Not even the Court has remained secure, as it now finds itself caught in the crossfire of the allegations of impropriety.

The take-no-prisoners approach which the parties have applied to this lawsuit represents a deviation from the normal litigation practices…