Legal Opinion
R.W. International Corp. v. Welch Food, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 21, 1994No. 93-1704PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
The parties in this action attempted to negotiate a long-term distribution relationship, but after a year of haggling, defendant Welch Foods, Inc. (Welch) notified plaintiffs R.W. International Corp. (R.W.) and T.H. Ward de la Cruz, Inc., 1 that it was calling off the corporate marriage because of irreconcilable differences. Plaintiffs claimed that the dissolution of the relationship violated the Puerto Rico Dealers’ Contracts Act, P.R.Laws Ann. tit. 10, § 278 (Law 75), and federal and state antitrust laws. Plaintiffs also alleged a claim of tortious interference…
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