Legal Opinion
Fmc Corporation v. Capital Cities/abc, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 4, 1990No. 89-2599PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
FMC Corporation brought suit against Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. for conversion and for misappropriation of its business information in connection with ABC’s refusal to return copies of the FMC documents ABC had in its possession. The district court dismissed FMC’s claims. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. Facts
The facts of this case are, we hope, unique. On October 20, 1988, Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. (“ABC”), broadcast a story on its World News Tonight show that dealt with FMC’s work on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (the “BFV”) for the United States Army. During this…
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