Allied Metal Company v. Elkem Materials Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALLIED METAL COMPANY, ) ) Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant, ) ) v. ) 21 C 1629 ) ELKEM MATERIALS INC., ) ) Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff. ) MEMORANDUM OPNION Charles P. Kocoras, District Judge: Before the Court is Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Elkem Materials, Inc.’s (“Elkem”) Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Allied Metal Company’s (“Allied”) Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. For the reasons set forth below, both motions are denied. BACKGROUND As a preliminary matter, the Court notes that…