Legal Opinion
Nilssen v. Motorola, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 25, 1997No. 93 C 6333PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, Senior District Judge.
Ole Nilssen (“Nilssen”) has brought suit against Motorola, Inc. and its subsidiary Motorola Lighting, Inc. (“Lighting”) (collectively “Motorola,” treated as a singular noun to avoid awkwardness) in connection with Motorola’s alleged theft of Nilssen’s trade secrets before Motorola’s 1989 entry into the electronic ballast industry. Nilssen asserts claims for (1) breach of confidential relationship, (2) theft of trade secrets under the Illinois Trade Secrets Act (“Act” or “Illinois Act,” 765 ILCS 1065/1 to /9) 1 and (3) quantum…
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