INEOS POLYMERS INC. v. BASF CATALYSTS

No. 08-1359.

553 F.3d 491 (2009)

INEOS POLYMERS INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BASF CATALYSTS and BASF Aktiengesellsch, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas R. Carlson, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, Francis H. Morrison, III (argued), Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, Hartford, CT, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John Scholnick, Roger Pascal (argued), Schiff Hardin, LLP, Candice C. Jones, Robert E. Shapiro, Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, EVANS and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

INEOS Polymers Incorporated ("INEOS Polymers") brought this action against BASF Catalysts and BASF Aktiengesellsch ("BASF AG") for breach of contract and tortious interference with contractual rights. The district court dismissed the complaint with prejudice, and INEOS Polymers appealed. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we now reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings.

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