Bracken Data, Inc. v. Guel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BRACKEN DATA, INC. and ) SALZMAN GROUP, LTD., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Case No. 22-cv-273 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) THOMAS GUEL and ELLIE ) PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case is about unpaid bills. In 2020, Thomas Guel founded Ellie Pharmaceuticals with the hope of entering the cannabinoid drug therapies market. To get off the ground, Ellie Pharmaceuticals entered into a contract with Bracken Group to develop an initial business…