Legal Opinion
Rockwell Graphic Systems, Incorporated v. Dev Industries, Incorporated Press MacHinery Corporation and Robert Fleck
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 1991No. 90-1499PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for misappropriation of trade secrets. Rockwell Graphic Systems, a manufacturer of printing presses used by newspapers, and of parts for those presses, brought the suit against DEY Industries, a competing manufacturer, and against the president of DEV, who used to be employed by Rockwell. The case is in federal court by virtue of the RICO (“Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations”) statute. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq. The predicate acts required for liability under RICO are acts of misappropriation (and related misconduct, such as alleged breaches of…
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