Legal Opinion
United States Gypsum Co. v. Lafarge North America Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 27, 2009No. 03 C 6027PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, District Judge.
In 2003, Plaintiff United States Gypsum Company (“USG”), a manufacturer of gypsum wallboard, filed suit against Lafarge North America, Inc. (“Lafarge”), a competing wallboard manufacturer. USG also filed suit against Lafarge’s French parent company, Lafarge S.A., and several individual defendants, all former employees of USG who subsequently went to work for Lafarge. USG alleges a battery of patent infringement and state law claims against Lafarge, including violation of the Illinois Trade Secrets Act. 765 ILCS 1065/8-9. The…
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