PANTHER BRANDS, LLC v. INDY RACING LEAGUE, LLC

No. 15-1818.

827 F.3d 586 (2016)

PANTHER BRANDS, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. INDY RACING LEAGUE, LLC, doing business as IndyCar, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 27, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Fisher , Miller & Fisher, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Panther Brands, LLC and Panther Racing, LLC.

Angela Pease Krahulik , David M. Mattingly , Elizabeth Timme , Jenny R. Buchheit , Ice Miller LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee Indy Racing League, LLC, doing business as IndyCar.

Charles Chejfec , Aharon Kaye , Janet Widmaier , Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, LLC.

Laura S. Reed , Sarah T. MacGill , Riley Bennett & Egloff, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee Document and Packaging Brokers, Inc., doing business as Docupak.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge, and BRUCE, District Judge.


This case arises from the world of auto racing and the sponsorships that go along with it, but it is in the wrong court. Panther Brands is a marketing and brand management company. In 2013, Panther signed a contract with IndyCar, which authorizes the Indy Racing League car series, to purchase various marketing benefits to provide...

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