Legal Opinion
Simmons, Inc. v. Bombardier, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 10, 2004No. 04-0040 (ESH)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Simmons, Inc. filed a patent infringement suit against Bombardier, Inc. and Bombardier Motor Corporation of America (collectively “Bombardier”) in the United States District Court for the District of Utah. In that pending litigation, Bombardier has voluntarily produced two written opinion letters it received prior to suit from its counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, pertaining to the patent at issue. Bombardier intends to rely on the Pillsbury opinions in its defense against allegations that it willfully infringed upon Simmons’ patent, by…
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