Legal Opinion
Kearns v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 3, 1987No. Civ. A. Nos. 78-70740, 78-70642 and 79-74451PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS AND PERMITTING WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL
PHILIP PRATT, Chief Judge.
This is the lead case in a series of patent infringement suits filed by Dr. Kearns *58against various automakers and DiamlerBenz, and Porsche. S.W.F., a German auto components supplier, filed a patent declaratory judgment suit in Maryland against Dr. Kearns. After an extensive jurisdictional delay, the court in Maryland transferred venue of the SWF case to this court. These cases have been consolidated for pretrial purposes.
This is a patent case of unusual dimensions. It involves a man…
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- Eash v. Riggins Trucking Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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