A federal judge sided with an Illinois information technology company in a breach-of-contract suit Monday after finding that the company's former business partner failed to disclose any basis for the alleged damages over seven years after the initial disclosure.
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas M. Durkin for the Northern District of Illinois granted Sonrai Systems's summary judgment motion against The Heil, doing business as Environmental Solutions, and Anthony Romano's breach-of-contract counterclaims. In September 2017, Sonrai filed its second amended complaint claiming Heil breached a June 2014 written agreement when it acquired and began using data collection products from another company, 3rd Eye, in September 2016. Heil filed a counterclaim in October 2017 claiming Sonrai disc