Prestige Wine & Spirits, Inc. v. Martel and Co.

MEMORANDUM

JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.

Plaintiff Prestige Wine & Spirits, Inc., a Maryland corporation doing business as Lawrence R. Coleman, Imports, has sued defendants, Jules Robin, S.A., a French alcoholic beverage producer; Maison Briand and Cie, Robin’s subsidiary and exclusive worldwide distributor; Martel and Co., Robin’s parent company headquartered in Cognac, France; and J. & F. Martel, Inc., Martel’s subsidiary and United States agent organized under the laws of New York. Plaintiff claims that defendants breached a contract designating it as the sole United States importer and…