Hach Co. v. Hakuto Co., Ltd.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

The plaintiff, Hach Company (“Hach”), seeks to hold the defendants, John Ichiro Takayama and Hakuto Co., Ltd. (“Hakuto Japan”), liable for their claimed breach of an indemnification agreement that Hakuto Japan’s purported alter ego, Hakuto America, had with Hach. Hach had purchased a company, Anatel, from Hakuto America (and others) and was promptly sued for patent infringement on the basis of Anatel products. Six months after the infringement suit was filed, Hakuto America was dissolved. Hach eventually settled with the…