February 08, 2017
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday handed a key victory to a Mexican auto parts manufacturing joint venture that accused its U.S. parent Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC of breaching a contract allowing it to exclusively manufacture Meritor axles, brakes and other products for sale to original equipment manufacturers in Mexico.
January 29, 2015
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP dodged disqualification Wednesday after an Illinois federal judge found the firm's client, a Mexican auto parts manufacturing joint venture, may not have needed board approval, as its opponents argued, to hire the firm as outside counsel to sling a contract lawsuit against its parent company.
July 14, 2014
Automotive parts manufacturer Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC on Friday hit metals producer Quimmco SA De CV with a suit in Illinois federal court, claiming the company has violated their joint venture by planning to manufacture axles rather than simply assembling them as established in their agreement.