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KRIPPELZ v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 98 CV 2361.

750 F.Supp.2d 938 (2010)

Jacob KRIPPELZ, Sr., Plaintiff, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

October 28, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam K. Mortara , Mark Edward Ferguson , Martha M. Pacold , Hamilton H. Hill , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, James D. Ryndak , Catherine Lee Gemrich , Eric H. Weimers , Mark K. Suri , Ryndak & Suri LLP, David L. Schwartz , Wallenstein Wagner & Rockey, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. , Kevin Thomas Lee , Greene & Letts, Edward L. Foote , Peter Charles McCabe, III , Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, Daniel M. Stock , Frank A. Angileri , John S. Le Roy , Seth E. Rodack , Thomas A. Lewry , Brooks Kushman PC, Southfield, MI, for Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES B. ZAGEL, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

This is a patent infringement case involving "puddle lamps," devices installed on vehicles to illuminate the ground beside the automobile. Plaintiff Jacob Krippelz, Sr. ("Krippelz" or "Plaintiff"), the inventor and owner of U.S. Patent No. 5,017,903 (the "'903 patent"), sued Defendant Ford Motor Company ("Ford" or "Defendant") for infringement of claim 2 of the patent...

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