Legal Opinion
Engineered Abrasives, Inc. v. American Machine Products & Se
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 2018No. 17-1429PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, District Judge.
The principals of American Machine Products are a father and son who left employment at Engineered Abrasives, Inc., to start a competing business in 2011. Bad blood seems to have marked the companies' relationship ever since, to the apparent benefit of the lawyers who have represented them over years of bitter litigation. This case involves two lawsuits from that history.
In March 2015, Engineered Abrasives won a default judgment against American Machine and its principals for $714,814.04 and injunctive relief for stealing trade secrets and infringing trademarks. Five…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Sarah Robyns v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company and Community Centers of Indianapolis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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