Legal Opinion
Micro Display Systems, Inc. v. Axtel, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided November 15, 1988No. 3-87 CIV 669PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALSOP, Chief Judge.
I.BACKGROUND.
This case involves a nine-count suit brought by plaintiff Micro Display Systems, Inc. (“MDS”) against Axtel, Inc., and Peter Knoll, who are currently competing against MDS in the computer technology industry. In briefest form, the facts as alleged by plaintiff are as follows.
Peter Knoll, in conjunction with a Malte Gruenwald, devised a scheme to obtain an MDS product, THE GENIUS, from which they would copy the technology and produce a product which would compete with THE GENIUS. In order to do this, Knoll lied about his identity and intentions and acquired…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Sherrial T. St. Amant v. Ronald J. Benoit and John H. Robichaux, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Electro-Craft Corp. v. Controlled Motion, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Lauren R. Hegg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by28 opinions
- Pepsico, Inc., a Corporation v. William E. Redmond, Jr., and the Quaker Oats Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- K.C. Multimedia, Inc. v. Bank of America Technology & Operations, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2009
- Penalty Kick Management Ltd. v. Coca Cola CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Fred's Stores of Miss. v. M & H DRUGSMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
- Confold Pacific, Inc. v. Polaris Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.