Legal Opinion

United States Gypsum Co. v. Lafarge North America Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided October 27, 2009No. 03 C 6027PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, District Judge.

In this lawsuit, pending since 2003, Plaintiff United States Gypsum Company (“USG”) claims that Defendants Lafarge North America, Inc. (“Lafarge”), Lafarge’s parent company, and several Lafarge employees, have infringed USG’s patents and stolen confidential information relating to wallboard manufacture. Before the court are motions to bar the testimony of the *739parties’ expert witnesses pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and the Supreme Court’s opinion in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. Mark A. Smith v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  3. Panduit Corp. v. Stahlin Bros. Fibre Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
  4. Vincent J. Krocka, Cross-Appellee v. City of Chicago, an Illinois Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. DePuy Spine, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Landmark Credit Union v. DobersteinDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2010
  5. Sunoco Partners Mktg. v. U.S. Venture, Inc.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018

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