Legal Opinion
Western States Insurance v. Wisconsin Wholesale Tire, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 1999No. 97-3918PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
Last year the court remanded this case (see 148 F.Sd 756) so that the district judge could give reasons for his decision, as Circuit Rule 50 requires. Now that the parties have filed supplemental memoran-da responding to the judge’s explanation, the appeal is ready for decision.
MITA Enterprises filed a suit charging two of its former sales representatives with taking copies of customer lists and using them to solicit business for Wisconsin Wholesale Tire, a newly formed rival. Eventually the suit was settled; Wisconsin Tire paid $100,000 to acquire the right to use the customer lists. Part of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Dixon Distributing Co. v. Hanover InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
- Erie Insurance Group v. Sear Corporation, Larry Bass, and Birch DaltonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Bruner v. Heritage CompaniesCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999
- Transcontinental Insurance v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Western States Insurance Company and United Security Insurance Company v. Wisconsin Wholesale Tire, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff v. Richard Friedenberg, Klafter Insurance Agency Co. (Doing Business as Degeus & Klafter), and Abc Insurance Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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