AUTOTECH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. AUTOMATIONDIRECT.COM

No. 05-4544.

471 F.3d 745 (2006)

AUTOTECH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, an Illinois limited partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AUTOMATIONDIRECT.COM, Koyo Electronics Industries Company Limited, and Timothy Hohmann, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cary S. Fleischer (argued), Chuhak & Tecson, Chicago, IL, David G. Susler, Carol Stream, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Nancy G. Lischer (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, Robert E. Shapiro, Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum, Perlman & Nagelberg, Alan R. Lipton, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Autotech Technology Limited Partnership ("Autotech") and Automationdirect.com ("ADC") entered into a contract to develop and market touch screens. When ADC developed a competing touch screen, Autotech sought a preliminary injunction to restrain ADC from selling the new product, claiming breach of fiduciary duties. At the preliminary injunction hearing, the district court barred Autotech's expert and denied Autotech relief finding that there was...

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