PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. v. AMWAY CORP.

No. CIV.A. H-97-2384.

80 F.Supp.2d 639 (1999)

The PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMWAY CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

April 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Gallagher, Gallagher Lewis & Downey, Houston, TX, Richard A. Sheehy, McFall Sherwood & Sheehy, Houston, TX, W.B. Markovits, Markovits & Greiwe, Cincinnati, OH, Stanley M. Chesley, Theresa L. Groh, Paul M. DeMarco, Fay E. Stilz, Waite Schneider et al., Cincinnati, OH, for Plaintiff.

David Owen Cluck, Lorance & Thompson, Houston, TX, Charles L. Babcock, Jackson Walker, Houston, TX, Byron G. Lee, Coasts Rose et al., Houston, TX, James R. Sobieraj, Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione, Chicago, IL, Michael A. Mohr, Sharon D. Grider, AMWAY Corp., Ada, MI, Sean M. Sullivan, Dominic P. Zanfardino, Ralph J. Gabric, Timothy Q. Delany, Richard A. Kaplan, Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione, Chicago, IL, for AMWAY Corp.

Edward B. McDonough, Jr., McDonough & Associates, Houston, TX, William J. Abraham, Rick J. Abraham, Abraham Law Offices, Columbus, OH, for AMWAY Distributors Ass'n Council.

Robert L. DeJong, Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone, Grand Rapids, MI, Byron G. Lee, Coasts Rose et al., Houston, TX, for Ja-Ri Corp.

Byron G. Lee, Coasts Rose et al., Houston, TX, for Donald R Wilson, Wow Intern., Inc., Wilson Enterprises, Inc., Ronald A. Rummel, Randy Haugen, Freedom Associates Inc., Freedon Tools Inc., Randy Walker, Walker Intern., Inc., Dexter Yager, Birdie Yager, D & B Yager Enterprises Inc.

Warren Royal Taylor, Taylor & Taylor, Houston, TX, for Kevin Shine.


ORDER

GILMORE, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Amway Corporation's ("Amway's") Motion for Summary Judgment. (Instrument No. 267). Based on the parties' submissions and the applicable law, the Court finds that Amway's should be GRANTED in PART and DENTED in PART.

I. Background

On July 17, 1997, Plaintiffs Proctor & Gamble Company and Proctor & Gamble Distributing Company ("P & G")...

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