3M Company v. Continental Diamond Tool Corp

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION 3M COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, ) and 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES ) COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, ) ) Plaintiffs/Counterclaim-Defendants, ) ) v. ) Cause No. 1:21-CV-274-HAB ) CONTINENTAL DIAMOND TOOL ) CORP., an Indiana Corporation, PAUL ) CHRISTY, an individual, TIMOTHY ) KEENE, an individual, and CHAD ) WESNER, an individual, ) ) Defendants/Counterclaim-Plaintiffs. ) OPINION AND ORDER This case began as a routine suit for breach of a noncompete provision in an employment contract. But to raise the price of…