Design Basics, LLC v. WK Olson Architects, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DESIGN BASICS, LLC, and ) CARMICHAEL & DAME DESIGNS, INC. ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) No. 17 C 7432 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis WK OLSON ARCHITECTS, INC., ) WILLIAM K. OLSON, R&D CUSTOM ) HOMES, DANIEL DEVIVO and ) STEVEN SPANO, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs Design Basics, LLC (“Design Basics”) and Carmichael & Dame Designs, Inc. (“CDD”), architectural design companies that create home plans and sell design licenses, discovered home plans on Defendants WK Olson Architects, Inc. (“WK Olson”) and R&D Custom…