United States Trotting Ass'n v. Chicago Downs Ass'n

I agree that, with respect to the misappropriation claims, summary judgment in favor of defendants must be reversed. I do not agree, however, that USTA is entitled to summary judgment in its favor with regard to the eligibility certificates. “An essential predicate of the USTA’s misappropriation claim is proof of its ownership of the certificate in question, or, more precisely, the information contained on those certificates.” U.S. Trotting Ass’n v. Chicago Downs Ass’n, Inc., 487 F.Supp. 1008, 1012 (N.D.Ill.1980). While I accept the majority’s conclusion that the presence of USTA’s…