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GENERAC CORP. v. CATERPILLAR INC.

No. 97-1404.

172 F.3d 971 (1999)

GENERAC CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry L. Chaet, Kevin L. Keeler (argued), Beck, Chaet, Loomis, Molony & Bamberger, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brian E. Butler (argued), Stafford, Rosenbaum, Rieser & Hansen, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, RIPPLE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

From 1992 until 1996, Generac Corporation served as a dealer of certain generators that it manufactured under license from Caterpillar Inc. In June 1996, Caterpillar decided to terminate its agreement with Generac and find a new business partner. Generac fought back with a suit under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law ("WFDL"), the Sherman Act, the Wisconsin common law concerning restrictive covenants, and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and...

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