Legal Opinion
Tropicana Products Sales, Inc. v. Phillips Brokerage Company and Dole Packaged Foods Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 1989No. 89-7006PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from the district court’s denial of a motion by Tropicana Products Sales, Inc. (“Tropicana”), for a preliminary injunction enjoining Phillips Brokerage Co. (“Phillips”) from representing the products of Dole Packaged Foods Co. (“Dole”) based on Phillips’ alleged breach of an exclusive distribution contract. We dismiss the appeal as moot.
I. FACTS
Phillips distributes various products to Alabama supermarkets, including A-l Steak Sauce, Ortega Mexican food, Welch's juices, V-8 juices, and Tropicana juices. In 1986, Tropicana and Phillips signed a…
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