Legal Opinion
Gorenstein Enterprises, Inc., Sam Gorenstein, and David Gorenstein v. Quality Care-Usa, Inc. And David A. Scheinman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 1989No. 84-1731, 88-1031, 88-1731 and 88-2068PublishedCited by 257 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This protracted litigation over a franchise resulted in a resounding defeat for the franchisee and its principals — the Gor-enstein brothers. Substantial and experienced businessmen who own and operate several nursing homes in the Chicago area, they had obtained a franchise in 1978 from Quality Care-USA to provide home health care services in the Chicago area under Quality Care’s registered trademark. Home health care services involve the provision of nursing and other medical care in the home rather than in an institution. Licensed home health care providers can provide…
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