· 9/29/1998
Dethmers Manufacturing Co. v. Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co.
Citations
- 23 F. Supp. 2d 974
- 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15586
- 1998 WL 681367
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- collecting relevant cases and holding that Nebraska law might permit an action for conversion of an unpatented idea
- describing the ’240 patent and distinguishing it from the Re482 patent
- judicial review of agency action under the APA limited 24 to the administrative record
- “The court concludes that, because Nebraska has not specifically foreclosed the possibility of a claim for conversion of an intangible, unpatented idea, this court cannot conclude that there is an ‘insuperable bar to relief on Dethmers’s conversion claim.”
- discussing the “place of injury” factor
- discussing Iowa application of Restatement (Second
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Judges: Bennett
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