Legal Opinion

Zip Dee, Inc. v. Dometic Corp.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided July 9, 1996No. 93 C 3200PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, Senior District Judge.

This long and contentious litigation between Zip Dee, Inc. (“Zip Dee”) and The Dometic Corporation (“Dometic”) has continued to pose so many and varied issues as to assume almost mythic proportions. Unfortunately the myth most often called to mind, as this Court has been called upon to resolve the parties’ numerous disputes, has been the fifth of the Labors of Hercules — the cleansing of the Augean Stables. Or perhaps, given the manner in which the same or closely related tasks seem to reappear frequently in somewhat altered guises,…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  2. Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Marketing Displays, Inc. v. TrafFix Devices, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1997
  2. Eco Manufacturing LLC v. Honeywell International, Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2003
  3. Thomas & Betts Corp. v. Panduit Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
  4. Marketing Displays, Inc. v. TrafFix Devices, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1997
  5. Classified Ventures, L.L.C. v. Softcell Marketing, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000

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