Legal Opinion
Osler Institute, Inc. v. Forde
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 2003No. 02-3441PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
The Osier Institute sued its former employee, Lois Forde, after she began working for a rival company. Although neither party filed any dispositive motions, the district court snuffed out Osier’s hopes of recovery before trial when it sua sponte granted judgment in Forde’s favor. Osier appeals.
The Osier Institute is a test preparation company head-quartered in Indiana. Osier runs 60 to 70 seminars a year to help doctors prepare for specialty medical board examinations. Dr. Joseph Selliken is Osier’s founder and president, and for most of the company’s history he and his…
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