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ROGERS v. DESA INTERN., INC.

No. 00-73986.

183 F.Supp.2d 955 (2002)

Ronald E. ROGERS, Plaintiff, v. DESA INTERNATIONAL, INC., Home Depot USA, Inc., d/b/a Home Depot, Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. d/b/a Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, and Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

January 22, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Hoffman, Warn, Burgess & Hoffman, Auburn Hills, MI, for plaintiff.

William A. Sankbeil, Kerr, Russell & Weber, Detroit, MI, for Desa.

David L. Witcoff, Marc S. Blackman, Stacy A. Baim, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Chicago, IL, for Desa.

OPINION AND ORDER

FEIKENS, District Judge.

Ronald Rogers, plaintiff, invented and patented a tree trimming device. It is essentially a chain saw at the end of a telescoping pole. Prior to patenting the invention, he took his idea to defendant, Desa International, Inc. (Desa), a manufacturer of chain saws. After some discussion, Desa told Rogers that they were not interested in producing his invention. Now, Desa is producing and marketing a tree trimming...

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