April 03, 2017
An Illinois federal judge refused Friday to disturb a jury's $74 million verdict against Caterpillar Inc. for theft of trade secrets from rival Miller UK — or to disturb a simultaneous $1 million verdict against Miller for defamation.
May 06, 2016
Caterpillar Inc. has urged an Illinois federal judge to step in and undo a jury's $74 million verdict in favor of earthmoving equipment supplier Miller UK Ltd for allegedly stealing trade secrets, on Friday saying that the information it allegedly stole was never identified as confidential.
February 12, 2016
Earthmoving equipment supplier Miller UK Ltd. told an Illinois federal court Thursday it should receive interest on its $74 million jury verdict against Caterpillar Inc. for stealing trade secrets, arguing that precedent warrants interest when a party breaks a confidential relationship.
December 21, 2015
Caterpillar Inc. has been ordered by an Illinois federal jury to pay earthmoving equipment supplier Miller UK Ltd. nearly $74 million after being found guilty of using a supply contract to steal Miller's trade secrets.
November 16, 2012
In a bitter trans-Atlantic trade secrets dispute between two earthmoving manufacturers, Caterpillar Inc. asked an Illinois federal court on Thursday to impose $20,000 in sanctions, claiming Miller UK Ltd. stonewalled a recent deposition and dragged its feet in discovery.
December 22, 2011
Caterpillar Inc. on Wednesday objected to Miller UK Ltd.'s counsel Kirkland & Ellis LLP's discovery requests in Illinois federal court, calling them excessive and beyond the scope of Miller's contract and trade secrets suit against the construction giant.