HAWORTH, INC. v. HERMAN MILLER, INC.

No. 1:92:CV:877.

895 F.Supp. 185 (1994)

HAWORTH, INC., Plaintiff, v. HERMAN MILLER, INC., Defendant, and Arthur Anderson & Co.; The Knoll Group, Inc.; Mauri Sardi; James Williams; Harold Snodgrass; Ford F. Farabow, Jr.; Reff Corporation; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Robert G. Mohr; and Steelcase, Inc., Movants.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan.

December 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond L. Sweigart, Carole D. Bos, Bos & Glazier, Grand Rapids, MI, Dale H. Thiel, Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, Kalamazoo, MI, George M. Sirilla, Nancy J. Linck, William K. West, Jr., George Paul Edgell, Jeffrey A. Simenauer, Barry Paul Golob, James D. Berquist, Susan T. Brown, Cushman, Darby & Cushman, Washington, DC, Stuart I. Friedman, Friedman, Wittenstein & Hochman, New York City, Frank G. Smith, III, Ronald L. Reid, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA, John C. Buchanan, Lee T. Silver, Buchanan, Silver & Beckering, Grand Rapids, MI, for Haworth, Inc.

Ellen S. Carmody, James L. Wernstrom, Law, Weathers & Richardson, Grand Rapids, MI, James E. Christenson, Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI, David A. Anderson, Allan J. Sternstein, Roy E. Hofer, Joel W. Benson, Glen P. Belvis, Richard A. Cederoth, Michael E. Milz, Jeffrey M. Duncan, William H. Frankel, Willian Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Chicago, IL, Stephen Melvin Dorvee, William H. Kitchens, Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Atlanta, GA, for Herman Miller, Inc.

James E. Christenson, Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI, David A. Anderson, Allan J. Sternstein, Roy E. Hofer, Joel W. Benson, Glen P. Belvis, Richard A. Cederoth, Michael E. Milz, Jeffrey M. Duncan, Chicago, IL, Susan A. Cahoon, Kilpatrick & Cody, Atlanta, GA, Stephen Melvin Dorvee, William H. Kitchens, Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Atlanta, GA, for Carithers-Wallace-Courtenay.

Michael C. Russ, Sean R. Smith, King & Spaulding, Atlanta, GA, Daniel T. Schibley, Dennis J. O'Hara, Wilson & McIlvaine, Chicago, IL, for Arthur Anderson & Co.

John M. Romary, Michael L. Leetzow, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, et al., Washington, DC, Robert H. Gillette, Wheeler Upham, PC, Grand Rapids, MI, David H. Flint, Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, Atlanta, GA, for Knoll Group, Inc., Mauri Sardi, James Williams, Harold Snodgrass, Ford F. Farabow, Jr., Reff Corp., Westinghouse Elec. Corp.

Randall G. Litton, Thomas M. McKinley, Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt & Litton, Grand Rapids, MI, for Robert G. Mohr, Steelcase, Inc.

Timothy E. Eagle, Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett, Grand Rapids, MI, for Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett.

Carmel C. Gill, U.S. West, Inc., Denver, CO, for U.S. West, Inc.


OPINION

ENSLEN, Chief Judge.

The matter before the Court is defendant's motion for reconsideration of a laches summary judgment Order this Court entered on February 9, 1994. The products plaintiff alleges infringe its patents are electrically powered office panel systems.

In its original Opinion, the Court ruled that plaintiff Haworth, Inc. ("Haworth") delayed more than six years in filing its claim against defendant Herman Miller, Inc. (...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases