Sloan Valve Company v. Zurn Industries, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Sloan Valve Company
Defendant: Zurn Industries, Inc. and Zurn Industries, LLC.
Case Number: 1:2010cv00204
Filed: January 13, 2010
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Amy J. St. Eve
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. ยง 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Both

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March 26, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 739 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 3/26/2014:Mailed notice(kef, )
March 5, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 722 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 3/5/2014:Mailed notice(kef, )
February 28, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 719 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 2/28/2014:Mailed notice(kef, )
January 7, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 713 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 1/7/2014:Mailed notice(kef, )
November 20, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 674 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 11/20/2013:Mailed notice(kef, )
November 18, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 672 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 11/18/2013:Mailed notice(kef, )
October 15, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 663 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 10/15/2013:Mailed notice(kef, )
October 3, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 661 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 10/3/2013:Mailed notice(kef, )
August 23, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 645 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 8/23/2013: The Court grants Zurn's Motion to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Mr. Harry J. Gwinnell 519 on the basis of Sloan's failure to timely disclose his opinions pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(c)(1). Mailed notice(kef, )
August 12, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 640 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 8/12/2013: Defendants' Motion to Exclude Testimony of Edward M. Caulfield 522 is granted in part, denied in part and denied as moot in part. Mailed notice(kef, )
June 19, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 569 WRITTEN Opinion entered by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 6/19/2013: Defendants' Motion to strike Sloan's Reply Report and for Leave to Amend Zurn's Expert Report 500 is granted in part and denied in part. [For further details, see minute order.] Mailed notice(kef, )
April 5, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 496 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 4/5/2013:Mailed notice(kef, )
February 20, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 469 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 2/20/2013:Mailed notice(kef, )
December 13, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 441 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 12/13/2012:Mailed notice(kef, )
November 13, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 426 WRITTEN Opinion entered by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 11/13/2012: The Court grants Plaintiff Sloan Valve Company's motion for a protective order 402 barring Zurn from conducting a deposition on Sloan's final infringement contentions or pursuant to the Rule 30(b)(6) deposition notice dated January 27, 2012, Exhibit A of Sloan's motion. [For further details see minute order.] Mailed notice(kef, )
October 26, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 412 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 10/26/2012:Mailed notice(kef, )
September 13, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 391 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order construing claim terms Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 9/13/2012:Mailed notice(kef, )
August 27, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 377 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 8/27/2012:Mailed notice(kef, )
May 23, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 321 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 5/23/2012:Mailed notice(kef, )
April 12, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 285 WRITTEN Opinion entered by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 4/12/2012: The Court grants in part and denies in part Sloan's motion to strike Zurn's "late-asserted" invalidity defense and to compel discovery and award sanctions [2 34]. The Court orders Zurn to produce, by 5/4/12, 1) all worn valves it fabricated using the Zurn Machine; 2) all non-privileged documents relating to those valves, including, but not limited to, documents describing the procedure used and parameter s employed in making them; and 3) a detailed privilege log. Zurn must also produce a Rule 30(b)(6) witness for a deposition consistent with the terms of this order, and it must bear the costs of the deposition as well as the fees for one of Sloan� 39;s attorney's time spent at the deposition. The Court denies Sloan's motion to strike Zurn's invalidity defense, but orders Zurn to produce all relevant, non-privileged documents related to that defense and a privilege log by 5/4/12 , and to produce a witness, if requested, to testify about that defense in a deposition. Zurn must also pay Sloan's reasonable attorney's fees and costs associated with such additional discovery. Finally, the Court orders Zurn to pay Sloa n's reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred during the preparation of its motion to compel and reply in support thereof. Sloan should submit a fee petition no later than 21 days after the close of fact discovery in this case. Zurn shall have 7 days thereafter in which to respond. The parties shall submit a joint proposed amended scheduling order to the Court by 4/20/12. [For further details see minute order.] Mailed notice(kef, )
April 1, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 279 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 4/1/2012:Mailed notice(kef, )
March 8, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 168 WRITTEN Opinion entered by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 3/8/2011: Plaintiff's motion to reopen case for the limited purpose of amending the protective order to expressly allow submission of information required by the Patent Office and to rule on Defendants' objections to the submission of information 158 is granted. The stay remains in place in this case given the reexamination. [For further details see minute order.] Mailed notice(kef, )
May 6, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 70 CORRECTED MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 5/6/2010:Mailed notice(kef, )
May 4, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 68 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 5/4/2010:Mailed notice(kef, )
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Represented By: Gregory S. Norrod
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