UNITED PHOSPHORUS, LTD. v. ANGUS CHEMICAL CO.

No. 01-1693.

322 F.3d 942 (2003)

UNITED PHOSPHORUS, LTD., an Indian corporation; Shroff's United Chemicals, Ltd., an Indian corporation; and J.C. Miller & Associates, Incorporated, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ANGUS CHEMICAL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation; Angus Chemie GmbH, a German corporation; the Estate of Freeman Hughes through its representative Yvonne Hughes; Ollie W. Chandler; Lowell Pals; Gary W. Granzow; D.B. Gupta; and Lupin Laboratories, Ltd., an Indian corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Reargued November 6, 2002.

Decided March 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Katsaros, Baum, Sigman, Auerbach, Pierson & Neuman, Chicago, IL, Frederick S. Rhine (Argued), Gessler Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Stephen M. Shapiro, T. Mark McLaughlin (Argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, Barrie L. Brejcha, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, MANION, KANNE, ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


Reargued En Banc November 6, 2002.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

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