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TUF RACING PRODUCTS v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR

No. 99-3497.

223 F.3d 585 (2000)

TUF RACING PRODUCTS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 24, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Foote (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Marc C. Gravino, Williams & McCarthy, Rockford, IL, Robert M. Foote, Foote, Meyers, Mielke, Flowers & Solano, Geneva, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard C. Godfrey (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicsgo, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Tuf, a dealer in motorcycles in DeKalb, Illinois, in 1987 signed a franchise contract with Suzuki that the latter terminated in 1994, precipitating this diversity suit by Tuf under the Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act, 815 ILCS 710/1 et seq. Although Tuf carried other brands as well as Suzuki and so was able to survive the termination, it claims to have suffered damages of some $1.2 million from the alleged breach. A jury agreed that...

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