Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Innovative Construction Systems, Inc., Debtor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1986No. 85-1142PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
The primary questions presented on appeal in this diversity action 1 governed by Wisconsin law are whether (1) the defendants misappropriated the plaintiff’s trade secrets, (2) the award of compensatory damages was excessive, and (3) the award of punitive damages was warranted by the evidence. The district court granted the defendants judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and in the alternative, a new trial on compensatory damages, and denied the award of punitive damages in its entirety. For the reasons stated below, we will reverse the judgment notwithstanding the…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Sibbach v. Wilson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- William J. Benson v. Robert H. AllphinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Alonzo Wayne Taylor v. The Washington Terminal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Robert J. Will, Cross-Appellees v. Comprehensive Accounting Corporation, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- Galvan v. NorbergCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Cygnar v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Irving Reingold v. Swiftships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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