Select Cases

The following list gives an overview of the types of federal cases Attorney
Catherine Cetrangolo has handled over the years as either lead or local counsel.

Select Federal Cases (as local or lead)
  • Apple v. Motorola (W.D. Wis.) – local counsel in a patent dispute in the Western District of Wisconsin (representing Apple) that concerns smart phone technology
  • Toshiba v. Imation et al. (W.D. Wis.) – local counsel in a patent dispute in the Western District of Wisconsin (representing Toshiba) that concerned recordable DVD technology
  • Fujitsu v. Netgear (W.D. Wis.) – local counsel in a patent dispute in the Western District of Wisconsin (representing Netgear) that concerned WiFi technology and 802.11 WiFi standards
  • Mommsen v. Toyota (W.D. Wis.) – co-counsel for plaintiff in a crashworthiness case that resulted in a favorable liability verdict against Toyota after an 11-day jury trial in which the jury found Toyota negligent in its design and testing of its passenger restraint system (the case settled before the damages phase of the trial)
  • Vehicle IP v. GM Corp et al. (W.D. Wis.) – local counsel in a patent dispute in the Western District of Wisconsin (representing Verizon Wireless) that concerned turn-by-turn navigation software for mobile devices
  • Eppendorf v. Bio-Rad Laboratories (W.D. Wis.) – local counsel in a patent dispute in the Western District of Wisconsin (representing Bio-Rad) that concerned thermal gradient heating devices for DNA applications and PCR analysis
  • Digene v. Third Wave Technologies (W.D. Wis.) – local counsel in a patent dispute in the Western District of Wisconsin (representing Digene) that concerned the HPV (human papillomavirus) diagnostic for cervical cancer
  • 3M v. Kerr Corp (W.D. Wis) – local counsel in a patent dispute in the Western District of Wisconsin (representing 3M) that concerned high technology dental composite materials
  • Payday Loans v. City of Madison (W.D. Wis.) – lead defense counsel (representing the City of Madison) in 14th Amendment lawsuit ending in successful summary judgment
  • Baker v. Pro Floor Corp (W.D. Wis.) – lead defense counsel (representing Pro Floor) in Title VII dispute that ended in successful summary judgment
  • Balogun v. Capitol Indemnity Ins. Corp (W.D. Wis.) – lead defense counsel (representing Capitol Indemnity) in Title VII dispute that ended in plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal after moving to dismiss
  • Baldozier v. American Family Insurance (federal multi-district litigation) – lead brief-writer in a long-term (over 6 years) and very complex nationwide collective action brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act that also included numerous state class actions across the country
U.S. Supreme Court Cases
  • Volvo Trucks N.A. v. Reeder-Simco (U.S. Sup. Ct.) – lead author of an amicus brief (representing National Automobile Dealers Association) that involved complex antitrust issues under the Robinson-Patman Act
  • Ovadal v. City of Madison (U.S. Sup. Ct.) – lead author of a brief in opposition to certiorari (representing the City of Madison) that involved free-speech rights under the First Amendment
  • American Family Ins. v. Smith (U.S. Sup. Ct.) – lead author of a petition for certiorari (representing American Family) that involved class-action rights under the Fourteenth Amendment