Legal Opinion

Chapes v. Pro-Pac, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided May 30, 2012No. 11-CV-1076-JPSPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

J.P. STADTMUELLER, District Judge.

On November 22, 2011, appellant Georges Chapes (“Chapes”) appealed a decision by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (“bankruptcy court”) ruling that Chapes, a former employee of appellee Pro-Pac, Inc. (“Pro-Pac”), breached his fiduciary duty to Pro-Pac by steering a business opportunity — known as the “Vangard deal” — to one of its competitors, WOW Logistics Company (“WOW”). Chapes raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the bankruptcy court erred in finding that Chapes breached a fiduciary duty to Pro-Pac; and (2)…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. W.R. Grace & Co. And Grace Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  2. Padula v. LeimbachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  3. Burbank Grease Services, LLC v. SokolowskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
  4. In the Matter of Joseph Davidow Newman, Debtor. Robert M. Magill, Trustee-Appellant v. Joseph Davidow Newman, Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Strenke v. HognerWisconsin Supreme Court · 2005

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