ULTRALITE CONTAINER v. AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

Nos. 98-2214, 98-2371, 98-2769 and 98-2782.

170 F.3d 784 (1999)

ULTRALITE CONTAINER CORPORATION and Stoughton Composites, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LIMITED, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1999.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied April 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan H. Margolies (argued), Michael, Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants in Nos. 98-2214, 98-2769 and 98-2782.

James E. Hammis, Stoughton Trailers Incorporated, Stoughton, WI, for Ultralite Container Corporation in No. 98-2371.

Jonathan H. Margolies (argued), Michael, Best & Friedrich, Madison, WI, for Stoughton Composites, LLC in No. 98-2371.

Donald K. Schott (argued), Quarles & Brady, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied April 16, 1999.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

American President Lines (APL) and Stoughton Composites formed a joint venture, Ultralite Container, to manufacture shipping containers. The containers were to be made of composites (combinations of resin and fiberglass), with thin walls, meeting International Standards Organization requirements for intermodal shipping. ("Intermodal" containers can be hauled by...

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