LA PREFERIDA, INC. v. CERVECERIA MODELO, S.A. de C.V.

No. 89-2089.

914 F.2d 900 (1990)

LA PREFERIDA, INC., an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CERVECERIA MODELO, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1990.

Rehearing Denied December 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin M. Forde, Richard J. Prendergast, Joseph E. Tighe, Mary Anne Mason, James Van Dieren; Mark R. Valley, Cannizzaro, Ballard & Valley, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald R. Peterson, Catherine Steege, Marshall J. Schmitt, Jenner & Block, Michael J. Rovell, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

La Preferida brought two separate actions against Cerveceria Modelo (Modelo) concerning the distribution rights of beverages manufactured under the "Corona" trademark. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Modelo in both cases. La Preferida appeals these judgments. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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BACKGROUND

A. The Underlying Transaction

La Preferida is a Chicago-based distributor...

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