Legal Opinion

Kenall Manufacturing Co. v. Genlyte Thomas Group LLC

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided July 20, 2006No. 05 C 1138PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

The only thing that the multitude of summary judgment motions and expert reports filed in this hotly-disputed patent case make clear is that multiple issues of material fact remain to be determined. Instead of moving this case toward a timely resolution, the parties are driving up the costs of litigation with superfluous briefing that has repeatedly failed to abide by this Court’s local rules. After wading through the wasted sea of paper filed in support of each of the parties’ motions, all four motions are hereby denied for the reasons…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Edward H. Phillips v. Awh Corporation, Hopeman Brothers, Inc., and Lofton Corporation, Defendants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  4. Herbert Markman and Positek, Inc. v. Westview Instruments, Inc. And Althon Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
  5. Vivid Technologies, Inc. v. American Science & Engineering, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999

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  3. Baran v. MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2009
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  5. Zimmer Technology, Inc. v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 2006

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