Cree Inc v. BHB Energy LLC et al

  1. February 25, 2019

    LED Maker Gets Final Judgment Against Mexican Lighting Co.

    A Wisconsin federal judge granted LED lighting manufacturer Cree Inc.'s request to issue final judgment against a Mexican lighting distributor sanctioned for actively avoiding service of a petition to arbitrate a contract dispute, allowing the company to attempt collection of the more than $106,000 it was awarded.

  2. January 11, 2019

    LED Maker Wins Sanctions For Lighting Co.'s Service Evasion

    A Wisconsin federal judge slapped a Mexican lighting distributor with more than $106,000 in sanctions Thursday for actively avoiding being served a petition to arbitrate a contract dispute with Cree Inc., sending the LED lighting manufacturer on a lengthy and expensive wild-goose chase.

  3. September 22, 2017

    Lighting Co. Seeks Sanctions For Alleged Service Evasion

    LED lighting manufacturer Cree Inc. urged a Wisconsin federal court Thursday to sanction a Mexican lighting distributor for allegedly willfully refusing to accept service of a petition to arbitrate a dispute, claiming it spent over $70,000 on numerous attempts to serve the company.

  4. August 15, 2017

    Lighting Co. Can Serve Ex-Distributor Through Facebook

    A Wisconsin magistrate judge on Monday allowed LED lighting manufacturer Cree Inc. to serve the Mexican affiliate of BHB Energy LLC through its Facebook page, noting that Cree had hit dead ends in previous attempts to rope the affiliate into a suit seeking to arbitrate a dispute stemming from a distribution agreement.

  5. August 03, 2017

    Lighting Co. Asks To Serve Ex-Distributor Through Facebook

    LED lighting manufacturer Cree Inc. asked a Wisconsin federal court Wednesday to let it serve the Mexican affiliate of BHB Energy through its Facebook page, claiming the affiliate is attempting to stonewall Cree's efforts to rope it into a suit seeking to arbitrate a dispute stemming from a distribution agreement.

  6. July 27, 2017

    Lighting Co. Faces Another Block In Arbitration Efforts

    LED lighting manufacturer Cree Inc. hit another snag in its attempt to serve the Mexican affiliate of BHB Energy in an effort arbitrate a dispute stemming from a distribution agreement, when BHB told a Wisconsin federal court Wednesday that the affiliate's owner — who a judge said could be served — is no longer with the company.