CENTRAL MFG., INC. v. BRETT

No. 06-2083.

492 F.3d 876 (2007)

CENTRAL MANUFACTURING, INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation, doing business as Central Manufacturing Company and Central Manufacturing Company of Illinois, and Stealth Industries, Incorporated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George BRETT and Brett Brothers Sports International, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Tiersky (argued), Lincolnwood, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James F. Best (argued), Best, Vanderlaan & Harrington, Wheaton, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EVANS, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

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