INSULATE SB, INC. v. ADVANCED FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC.

Civil No. 13-2664 ADM/SER.

Insulate SB, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Advanced Finishing Systems, Inc.; Airtech Spray Systems; Barnhardt Manufacturing Company; C.H. Reed, Inc.; C.J. Spray Inc.; Coast Industrial Systems, Inc.; Coatings Holdings, Ltd.; Demilec (USA), LLC; Dove Equipment Co., Inc.; Endisys Fluid Delivery Systems; Golden State Paint Corporation; Graco, Inc.; Graco Minnesota, Inc.; Jack De Mita; Intech Equipment & Supply, LLC; Marco Group International, Inc. (Marco); MCC Equipment & Service Center; Specialty Products, Inc.; Spray Foam Nation (registered under Energy Independence Inc.); Spray Foam Systems, LLC; Spray-Quip, Inc.; and Ultimate Linings, Ltd.; Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

March 11, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher A. Nedeau, Esq. , Veronica L. Harris, Esq. , and Natasha Saggar Sheth, Esq. , Nossaman LLP, San Francisco, CA, and Richard A. Lockridge, Esq. , Karen H. Riebel, Esq. , and Eric N. Linsk, Esq. , Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, on behalf of Plaintiff Insulate SB, Inc.

Stephen P. Safranski, Esq. , Anne M. Lockner, Esq. , Kellie Lerner, Esq. , George D. Carroll, Esq. , and Mahesha P. Subbaraman, Esq. , Robins Kaplan , Miller & Ciresi, LLP, Minneapolis, MN, on behalf of Defendants Graco Inc., and Graco Minnesota, Inc.

Lewis A. Remele, Jr., Esq. , and Christopher R. Morris, Esq. , Bassford Remele P.A., Minneapolis, MN, on behalf of Defendants Advanced Finishing Systems, Inc.; Airtech Spray Systems; C.H. Reed, Inc.; C.J. Spray Inc.; Coast Industrial Systems, Inc.; Coatings Holdings, Ltd.; Demilec (USA), LLC; Engineered Distribution Specialties, LLC (identified in the Complaint as Endisys Fluid Delivery Systems); Golden State Paint Corp.; Intech Equipment & Supply, LLC; Marco Group International, Inc.; MCC Equipment & Service Center; Specialty Products, Inc.; Spray Foam Systems, LLC; Spray-Quip, Inc.; and Ultimate Linings, Ltd.

Elizabeth M. Sorenson Brotten, Esq. , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN; and Jeanne Welch Sopher, Esq. , and Kevin M. Ward, Esq. , Rawle & Henderson LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, on behalf of Defendant Barnhardt Manufacturing Company.

Barry A. O'Neil, Esq. , Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, PA, Minneapolis, MN; and L. Pahl Zinn, Esq. , Dickinson Wright PLLC, Detroit, MI, on behalf of Defendant Spray Foam Nation.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ANN D. MONTGOMERY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 17, 2013, the undersigned United States District Judge heard oral argument on Defendants Graco, Inc. and Graco Minnesota, Inc.'s (collectively "Graco") Motion to Dismiss [Docket No. 211] and Motion to Stay Discovery [Docket No. 232], Distributor Defendants' Motions to Dismiss [Docket Nos. 224 and 241],1 and Plaintiff Insulate...

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