US Gypsum v. LaFarge North Am. Inc.

United States Gypsum Co. v. LaFarge North Am. Inc.

670 F. Supp. 2d 768 (N.D. Illinois 2009)

CHICAGO: December 4, 2009 Plaintiffs US Gypsum Co. entered into a law suit against LaFarge North Am. USG accused LaFarge of spoliation and patent infringement. USG also claimed that LaFarge stole manufacturing information.

Forensicon was the mutually agreed and court accepted neutral expert that was charged with handling the collection of evidence and conducting the searches for responsive electronic information.

After a lengthy time in court, USG and LaFarge announced a $105M settlement. Under the terms of the settlement, USG received $105M and granted a license for the use of specific USG technologies to LaFarge.