Legal Opinion
Span-Deck, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation v. Fab-Con, Incorporated, a Minnesota Corporation and Rauenhorst Corporation, Aminnesota Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1982No. 81-1829PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Span-Deck, Inc. (Span-Deck) brought this action against Fabcon, Incorporated (Fab-con) and Rauenhorst Corporation (Rauenhorst) to recover royalties and to enjoin the use of equipment, trade secrets, know-how, and patent and trademark rights relating to a manufacturing process for prestressed precast concrete. Following a lengthy and involved jury trial, judgment was entered for Span-Deck upholding the validity of the patents in question and awarding $1,500,000 compensatory damages against Fabcon for breach of the franchise licensing agreement and $2,000,000 punitive damages…
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