GORENSTEIN ENTERPRISES v. QUALITY CARE-USA

Nos. 84-1731, 88-1031, 88-1731 and 88-2068.

874 F.2d 431 (1989)

GORENSTEIN ENTERPRISES, INC., Sam Gorenstein, and David Gorenstein, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. QUALITY CARE-USA, INC. and David A. Scheinman, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 2, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merle L. Royce, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

David J. Brody, Widett, Slater & Goldman, Boston, Mass., for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER, COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This protracted litigation over a franchise resulted in a resounding defeat for the franchisee and its principals — the Gorenstein brothers. Substantial and experienced businessmen who own and operate several nursing homes in the Chicago area, they had obtained a franchise in 1978 from Quality Care-USA to provide home health care services in the Chicago area under Quality Care's registered trademark. Home health care services involve...

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