Legal Opinion
Kuryakyn Holdings, LLC v. Ciro, LLC
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 15, 2017No. 15-cv-703-jdpPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
JAMES D. PETERSON, District Judge
After more than 25 years as the founder and president of plaintiff Kuryakyn Holdings, LLC, a motorcycle aftermarket parts design company, defendant Thomas Rudd resigned. Rather than simply retiring, Rudd helped his son start a competing motorcycle aftermarket parts company, defendant Ciro, LLC, and poach Kuryak-yn’s three main designers, defendants Dar-ron May, Ken Madden, and Christopher Lindloff. Kuryakyn, displeased with the sudden loss of its designers and the simul*793taneous entrance of a new competitor on the market, brought suit against…
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