Kernel Kutter, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Fawcett Publications, Inc., a Connecticut Corporation

SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.

Kernel Kutter, Inc., an Illinois corporation, plaintiff, sued Fawcett Publications, Inc., a Connecticut corporation, in the district court. Count I of its complaint alleged libel, while amended count II thereof charged wrongful public disclosure of confidentially imparted trade information.

1. Plaintiff joined with defendant in the latter’s motion to dismiss and strike count I of the complaint and agreed that count I failed to state a cause of action for libel. The court entered such an order. However, in its order, the court also dismissed amended count II on…