Legal Opinion
Abrasic 90 Inc. v. Weldcote Metals, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided March 4, 2019No. 18 C 05376PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John J. Tharp, Jr., United States District Judge
After some 18 years as President of Abrasic 90, Inc., a manufacturer of grinding and sanding discs doing business as Camel Grinding Wheels, U.S.A. ("CGW"), defendant Joe O'Mera left to set up a competing abrasives business for Weldcote Metals, Inc. ("Weldcote"). He took with him some CGW files containing, the company contends, trade secret information about its pricing, customers, and suppliers. CGW has moved for a preliminary injunction against Weldcote, O'Mera, and Colleen Cervencik, another CGW employee who left to work for Weldcote, seeking…
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