GOPALRATNAM v. HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.

No. 17-1810.

877 F.3d 771 (2017)

S.V. GOPALRATNAM, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 15, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul T. Falk , Attorney, FALK SPINASANTA LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Christopher G. Betke , Attorney, COUGHLIN BETKE LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Michael Crooks , Attorney, PETERSON, JOHNSON & MURRAY, S.C., Madison, WI, Maria DelPizzo Sanders , Attorney, PETERSON, JOHNSON & MURRAY, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, for Appellee, SAMSUNG SDI COMPANY, LIMITED.

Timothy A. Bascom , Attorney, BASCOM, BUDISH & CEMAN, S.C., Wauwatosa, WI, for Appellee, DYNAPACK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION.

Before Bauer, Flaum, and Rovner, Circuit Judges.


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