RITE-HITE CORP. v. KELLEY CO., INC.

Civ. A. Nos. 83-C-0434, 89-C-0190.

774 F.Supp. 1514 (1991)

RITE-HITE CORP., Acme Dock Specialists, Inc., Allied Equipment Corp., Applied Handling, Inc., Anderson Material Handling Co., Block-Dickson, HMH Co., HOJ Engineering & Sales Co., Johnson Equipment Co., Johnl & Associates, Inc., Keller Equipment Co., Inc., Loading Dock Equipment, Metro Dock Specialists, McCormick Equipment Co., Mid-South Dock Systems, Monohan Equipment Co., Niehaus Industrial Sales, Inc., Northway Material Handling Co., Pemco, R.B. Curlin, Inc., Rice Equipment Co., Stokes Equipment Co., Soper's, Timbers & Associates, Inc., Todd Equipment Corp., Thayer Systems, W.E. Carlson Corp., Plaintiffs, v. KELLEY COMPANY, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

October 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert W. Church, Jeffrey N. Costakos, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, Wis., and Theodore W. Anderson, Neuman, Williams, Anderson & Olson, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Thomas F. Ging, Thomas S. Malciauskas, Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, Chicago, Ill., and Glenn O. Starke, George H. Solveson, Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER

REYNOLDS, Senior District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This opinion addresses issues raised in the damages phase of a bifurcated patent infringement action. On March 22, 1983, Rite-Hite Corporation ("Rite-Hite") commenced this action in which it alleges that Kelley Company, Inc.'s ("Kelley") Truk Stop vehicle restraint infringed Rite-Hite's U.S. Patent 4,373,847 ("the '847 patent"). The '847 patent was issued on February 15, 1983,...

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