Legal Opinion
Clark Equipment Co. v. Lift Parts Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 1992No. Nos. 89-3192, 90-1649PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
John Voortman represented the Lift Parts Manufacturing Company (LPM) in two lawsuits brought by the Clark Equipment Company (Clark). In one lawsuit, Clark claimed that LPM had violated an earlier consent decree (consent decree case). In the other, Clark alleged that LPM had infringed its copyrights (copyright case). The cases were consolidated before Judge Holderman in the Northern District of Illinois. During the proceedings, Voortman twice raised Judge Holder-man’s ire, resulting in hefty sanctions.
In the consent decree case, Judge Hold-erman found that Voortman, LPM,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Ringsby Truck Lines, Inc., and Ringsby-Pacific, Ltd. v. Western Conference of TeamstersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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