Sioux Steel Company v. Prairie Land Millwright Services, Inc.
Plaintiff: Sioux Steel Company
Defendant: Prairie Land Millwright Services, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2016cv02212
Filed: February 12, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Joan B. Gottschall
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 1126
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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September 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 675 MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER: For these reasons, Plaintiff's motion for permanent injunction 562 is granted; Plaintiff's motion for prejudgment and post-judgment interest and supplemental damages 571 is granted; Plaintiff's motio n for enhanced damages 572 is denied; Plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees 574 597 is denied; Defendants' motion for judgment as a matter of law or in the alternative a new trial 593 is denied; Defendants' motion for rem ittitur or a new trial on damages in the alternative to their renewed motion for a judgment as a matter of law 595 is denied; Defendants' motion to strike sealed document 609 is denied as moot; Plaintiff's motion for bill of costs 650 is granted. Defendants' motion to stay execution of judgment pending disposition of post-trial motions and appeal [640, 641] is denied. Plaintiff's motion for writ of execution 653 is denied. If Defendants wish to stay enforcement of the judgment, they must post bond in the amount of the judgment entered on today's date by September 15, 2023. In light of the ruling herein, this Court sua sponte extends its August 10, 2023 order 649 , currently set to expire on September 8, 202 3, to September 15, 2023. The Court also requires Sioux Steel to submit a revised proposed permanent injunction to the Court's proposed order box consistent with this Order by September 11, 2023. To calculate supplemental damages, by September 1 8, 2023 Defendants shall produce financial data showing their sales from October 13, 2022, through the date of the jury's verdict. Sioux Steel shall calculate the simple prejudgment interest rate and the supplemental award and by September 29, 2023 file a status report to that effect. Final judgment shall enter in Sioux Steel Company's favor. Civil case terminated. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 9/7/2023. Mailed notice (ags)
July 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 630 MOTION by Plaintiff Sioux Steel Company for judgment Entry of Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Judgment)(Dearmond, Matt)
November 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 462 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: This Court denies Plaintiff's motion to exclude Bruce Meyer 409 , denies Plaintiff's motion to exclude Paul Rodrigues 412 , denies Defendants' motion to exclude Krista Holt 418 , and denies Defendants' motion to exclude Jeffrey Decker 414 . Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 11/23/2022. (See attached Order for further detail.)Mailed notice. (dm, )
November 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 456 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: The Court denies Defendants' motion in limine for an order dismissing Plaintiff's infringement claim as to claims 2-28 of the Patent 407 and makes the following rulings with respect to Plaintiff's motio ns in limine 408 : motion in limine no. 1 to bar evidence relating to other litigation is denied; Plaintiff's motion in limine no. 2 to bar evidence relating to invalidity and prior art defenses is granted in part and denied in part; motion in limine no. 3 regarding claim construction is granted in part and denied in part; motion in limine no. 4 concerning Defendants' patents is denied; motion in limine no. 5 barring comparisons of products is denied; motion in limine no. 6 regarding undisclosed design changes is denied as moot; and motion in limine no. 7 regarding advice of counsel is granted as agreed. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 11/18/2022. (See attached Order for further detail.)Mailed notice. (dm, )
September 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 395 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: This Court grants in part and denies in part Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment 349 . All pending dates and deadlines stand. In addition, counsel are to confer with their clients and with each other i n good faith and file a joint status report by 9/26/22 as to whether a settlement conference would be productive in this matter prior to time-consuming trial preparation beginning. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 9/12/2022. (See attached Order for further detail.) Mailed notice. (dm, )
August 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 230 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: The Court construes the disputed claim terms as set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 8/13/2020. Mailed notice. (dm, )
June 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 209 ORDER: For the reasons stated in the attached Order, Sioux Steels' Motion to Compel Compliance with Third-Party Subpoenas 182 is granted in part and denied in part. The motion is granted in that Prairie Land must produce a supplemental privilege log consistent with this opinion by June 17, 2020, but is denied in all other respects. See Order for details. Signed by the Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan on 6/3/2020.Mailed notice(sxw, )
November 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 167 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order. Sioux Steel's Motion 140 is granted in part and denied in part. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 11/4/19. (For further detail see attached order.) The case is set for a status hearing on January 7, 2020 at 10:30 am. Out of State counsel may appear by phone by calling 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Counsel may NOT attend from a cellular phone but must call from a landline. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Plaintiff: Sioux Steel Company
Represented By: John Aron Carnahan
Represented By: Augustus S Herbert
Represented By: James R Higgins, Jr.
Represented By: Brantley Carl Shumaker
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