Whirlpool Corporation Announces That U.S. District Court in Chicago Refuses to Award Any Relief to LG

Whirlpool Corporation WHR today announced that the United States District Court in Chicago refused to award any relief to LG on the last remaining claim in a lawsuit filed by LG in 2008. The Court found that "Whirlpool has established that its dryers do, in fact, use steam", and that "LG did not introduce expert testimony or credible evidence of even a single Whirlpool customer, retailer, or trade representative who expressed confusion." The court's decision follows an October 2010 jury verdict that favored Whirlpool, and marks the third time in little more than a year that Whirlpool has prevailed against LG in court. LG's lawsuit had sought to ban Whirlpool from using the word steam to describe its steam dryers. However, Whirlpool proved to the Court and jury that its steam dryers, from its Marion, Ohio factory, do in fact use steam.