Essendant Co. v. American Product Distributors, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ESSENDANT CO., an Illinois ) Corporation, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 18 C 3420 ) v. ) Judge Bucklo ) AMERICAN PRODUCT ) DISTRIBUTORS, INC., a North ) Carolina Corporation, C. RAY ) KENNEDY, an individual, and ) CYNTHIA KENNEDY, an individual, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Essendant Co. (“Essendant”) brings this suit for breach of contract against defendants American Product Distributors, Inc. (“APD”); APD’s owner, C. Ray Kennedy (“Ray”); and Ray’s spouse, Cynthia Kennedy…