In re Sulfuric Acid Antitrust Litig.
231 F.R.D. 351 (N.D. Ill. 2005) Cited 60 timesRuling that when sent to storage, documents do not qualify as kept in the usual course of business and the only option remaining for the producing party is to “organize and label the documents to correspond to the document requests”
Dunkin' Donuts Inc. v. N.A.S.T., Inc.
428 F. Supp. 2d 761 (N.D. Ill. 2005) Cited 33 timesGranting judgment as a matter of law for the defendants because the plaintiff was unwilling and unable to present competent and admissible evidence of damages despite repeated demands to do so
Transcap Associates v. Euler Hermes A. Credit Indemnity
Case No. 08-C-723 (N.D. Ill. Jun. 3, 2009) Cited 7 timesIn Transcap Assocs., Inc. v. Euler Hermes Am. Credit Indem. Co., 2009 WL 1543857 (N.D. Ill. June 3, 2009), the court found that, in the general insurance coverage context (not title insurance), other insured information, namely discovery regarding claims made by similarly situated insureds, was relevant to the interpretation of policy language where bad faith was alleged.
Ropak Corporation v. Plastican, Inc.
No. 04 C 5422 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 17, 2006) Cited 2 timesNo. 04 C 5422. April 17, 2006 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MARIA VALDEZ, Magistrate Judge This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel [80]. For the reasons explained below, the motion is granted in part and denied in part. This is a patent infringement action involving Ropak's claims against Plastican for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,735,337 (the `337 patent). This patent gives Ropak an exclusive license to make certain molded plastic lids covering plastic pails. The `337
Rule 37 - Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 Cited 45,672 times 316 Legal AnalysesHolding that a party may be barred from using a witness if it fails to disclose the witness
Rule 33 - Interrogatories to Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 33 Cited 10,861 times 21 Legal AnalysesAdopting Rule 30(b)