Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
Sievert Electric Service and Sales Company v. Storako, et al., No. 22 CV 6380 (N.D. Ill. July 24, 2025) (Kim, Mag. J.).
Magistrate Judge Kim issued a comprehensive discovery order in this Defend Trade Secrets Act case, addressing multiple motions to compel and highlighting important ESI and privilege issues.
Of particular interest, the Court rejected…
The My Fav Electronics, Inc. v. Currie, et al., No. 24 C 1959, (N.D. Ill. Oct. 18, 2024) (Pallmeyer, J.).
Judge Pallmeyer granted-in-part plaintiff My Fav Electronics’ (“SLM”) motion for preliminary injunction preventing the individual defendant, a former SLM employee, from contacting certain SLM customers and requiring that the individual defendant allow forensic review…
Nulogy Corp. v. Menasha Packaging Co. LLC, No. 21 C 1164, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 10, 2022) (Rowland, J.).
Judge Rowland granted defendant Menasha’s motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens and denied defendant Deloitte’s as moot in this trade secret action involving supply chain software.
The parties Agreement had a forum selection…
The Northern District has revised its civil cover sheet. The cover sheet is a fillable form and now includes the new Nature of Suit code for Defend Trade Secrets Act claims – 880.
