ROBERTSON TRANSFORMER CO. v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

No. 12 C 8094.

Robertson Transformer Co. d/b/a/Robertson Worldwide, Plaintiff, v. General Electric Company, et al. Defendants.

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

August 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robertson Transformer Co., Plaintiff, represented by Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, Clifford Chad Henson , Skiermont Derby LLP & Steven Wayne Hartsell , Skiermont Derby LLP.

General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp & Nicole Elena Grimm , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

GE Lighting, LLC, Defendant, represented by Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP & James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP.

H.B. Etlin Company, Ltd., Defendant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp & Nicole Elena Grimm , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Hatch Transformers, Inc., Defendant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp & Nicole Elena Grimm , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Howard Industries, Inc., Defendant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp & Nicole Elena Grimm , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Keystone Technologies, LLC, Defendant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp & Nicole Elena Grimm , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

ARN Industries, Inc., Defendant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp & Nicole Elena Grimm , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Super X Manufacturing Ltd., Intervenor Defendant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp & Nicole Elena Grimm , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

General Electric Company, Counter Claimant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP & Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Robertson Transformer Co., Counter Defendant, represented by Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, Clifford Chad Henson , Skiermont Derby LLP & Steven Wayne Hartsell , Skiermont Derby LLP.

H.B. Etlin Company, Ltd., Counter Claimant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP & Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Robertson Transformer Co., Counter Defendant, represented by Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, Clifford Chad Henson , Skiermont Derby LLP & Steven Wayne Hartsell , Skiermont Derby LLP.

ARN Industries, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP & Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Robertson Transformer Co., Counter Defendant, represented by Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, Clifford Chad Henson , Skiermont Derby LLP & Steven Wayne Hartsell , Skiermont Derby LLP.

Hatch Transformers, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP & Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Robertson Transformer Co., Counter Defendant, represented by Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, Clifford Chad Henson , Skiermont Derby LLP & Steven Wayne Hartsell , Skiermont Derby LLP.

Howard Industries, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP & Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Robertson Transformer Co., Counter Defendant, represented by Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, Clifford Chad Henson , Skiermont Derby LLP & Steven Wayne Hartsell , Skiermont Derby LLP.

Keystone Technologies, LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP & Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Robertson Transformer Co., Counter Defendant, represented by Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, Clifford Chad Henson , Skiermont Derby LLP & Steven Wayne Hartsell , Skiermont Derby LLP.

Super X Manufacturing Ltd., Counter Claimant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP & Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.

Robertson Transformer Co., Counter Defendant, represented by Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, Clifford Chad Henson , Skiermont Derby LLP & Steven Wayne Hartsell , Skiermont Derby LLP.

Robertson Transformer Co., Counter Claimant, represented by Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Puckett LLP, Clifford Chad Henson , Skiermont Derby LLP & Steven Wayne Hartsell , Skiermont Derby LLP.

Super X Manufacturing Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by Grantland Gilbert Drutchas , McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Ltd., Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, James Lee Lovsin , McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP & Jeffrey Palmer Armstrong , Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff Llp.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Before me are the parties' motions in limine, which I resolve as set forth below.

A. Plaintiff's motions

1. Motion to exclude argument, documents, and testimony concerning equitable defenses the court rejected as a matter of law. This motion...

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