Legal Opinion
Levey v. Systems Division, Inc. (In Re Tekner, LLC)
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 29, 2009No. 08-1137PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Systems Division, Inc. (SDI) obtained a judgment for patent infringement against Teknek LLC (Teknek) and Teknek Electronics (Electronics) in a district court in California. While the patent suit was pending, Teknek and Electronics’ sole shareholders, Jonathan Kennett and Sheila Hamilton, created Teknek Holdings (Holdings) and proceeded to funnel both companies’ assets into Holdings, leaving Teknek and Electronics insolvent. From here, matters get complicated. After SDI won its patent suit, it successfully moved the federal district court in California to add Kennett,…
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