Monco v. Zoltek Corporation et al
| Dean A Monco, John Mortimer and Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer |
| Zoltek Corporation, Zsolt Rumy, Toray Industries, Inc., Thompson Coburn LLP and Arent Fox LLP |
| 1:2017cv06882 |
| September 25, 2017 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Chicago Office |
| Cook |
| Thomas M. Durkin |
| Other Contract |
| 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 |
| Plaintiff |
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MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: Plaintiffs Dean A. Monco, John S. Mortimer, and Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark, & Mortimer ("Wood Phillips") seek recovery of legal fees from defendant Zoltek Corporation on a quantum meruit theory for their repre sentation of Zoltek in patent litigation spanning the course of 20 years. Monco has moved for summary judgment on Counts 2 and 3 of Zoltek's counterclaim and Zoltek's second, third, and fifth affirmative defenses. 305 . Zoltek has moved fo r summary judgment on Plaintiffs' affirmative defenses and certain additional issues. 367 . For the following reasons, both motions are denied. Monco has also filed a motion for leave to add judicial estoppel as an affirmative defense to Zoltek 's counterclaims 387 and a motion to strike portions of Zoltek's response to the latter motion 409 . The motion for leave to add judicial estoppel as an affirmative defense 387 is granted; the motion to strike 409 is denied. Signed by the Honorable Martha M. Pacold on 3/31/2021. Mailed notice. (lw, )
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MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Jeffrey Cole on 9/26/2019:Mailed notice(jms, )
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MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: For the foregoing reasons, Rumy's motion to dismiss, R. 259 , is granted with prejudice, and Zoltek's motion for partial summary judgment, R. 196 , is denied. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 7/25/2019. Mailed notice (cn).
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MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order. Status hearing held on 2/27/2019. For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff's motion to dismiss Zoltek's Counterclaim, R. 58 , is granted in part and denied in part, and Rumy's motion to dismiss the claims a gainst him, R. 239 , is granted in part and denied in part. For the reasons stated orally in open court, Wood Phillips' and John Mortimer's motion to hold that Wood Phillips can bind all plaintiffs in a settlement with Zoltek Corporation is denied without prejudice. 253 Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 2/27/2019:Mailed notice(srn, )
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MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: For these reasons, the Court grants Toray's motion to dismiss 154 without prejudice. If plaintiffs believe they can set forth a plausible theory for personal jurisdiction over Toray in an amended complaint, they should file an amended complaint and redline on or before 11/5/2018. The same briefing schedule recently set for Rumy's motion to dismiss plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint will apply, with Toray's motion to dismiss (or answer, if Toray so chooses) to be filed by 11/26/2018, plaintiffs' response to be filed by 12/17/2018, and Toray's reply to be filed by 1/7/2019. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 10/26/2018:Mailed notice(srn, )
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MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order. Signed by the Honorable Jeffrey Cole on 10/10/2018. Mailed notice. (jjr, )
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MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: The Court grants Rumy's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction 37 without prejudice. A status hearing is set for October 4, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. At that status hearing, plaintiffs should let the Court know whether they believe they can set forth a plausible basis for minimum contacts between Rumy and Illinois in an amended complaint. Plaintiffs also should let the Court know if they wish to litigate the privilege of the emails attached to their motion to dismiss response before Judge Cole prior to filing that amended complaint. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 9/21/2018:Mailed notice(srn, )
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MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Jeffrey Cole on 7/16/2018:Mailed notice(jms, )
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