Legal Opinion
SMS Demag Aktiengesellschaft v. Material Sciences Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 2009No. 08-2479PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, Terronics Development Corporation (TDC) sues Material Sciences Corporation (MSC) for breach of contract, seeking damages and the return of certain patents TDC had assigned to MSC. The district court granted MSC’s motion for summary judgment in its entirety. We affirm the dismissal of TDC’s damages claims, but reverse the dismissal of TDC’s claim seeking the reassignment of its patents.
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MSC is one of the largest liquid coating companies in North America. It prepaints the raw materials that are used by commercial and industrial manufacturers in…
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