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PYRAMID CONTROLS v. SIEMENS INDUS. AUTOMATION

No. 98-3310.

172 F.3d 516 (1999)

PYRAMID CONTROLS INCORPORATED, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SIEMENS INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, INC., a Delaware corporation, and Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. Leydig (argued), Levin, McParland, Phillips, Leydig & Haberkorn, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John R. Myers (argued), Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, BAUER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This case turns on when the one-year statute of limitations clock starts running under the Illinois Franchise Disclosure Act (IFDA). 815 ILCS 705/1 et seq. As in any statute of limitations case, the stakes are high. If the defendant is right, the plaintiff will be shown the door before anyone looks at the merits of his substantive claim.

The Pyramid Controls corporation sells and services industrial automation equipment. The Siemens...

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