Legal Opinion
Robert Eckstein v. Balcor Film Investors
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1993No. 92-1851, 92-2510PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
By late 1984 New World Entertainment, Ltd. (New World) had experienced some success making and distributing low-budget movies. New World approached Balcor Entertainment Company, Ltd. (BEC), a subsidiary of Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc., to solicit working capital. New World wanted to expand; BEC wanted some of the profits to be made in movies. There were the makings of a deal: BEC would obtain financing for New World’s films in exchange for part of the films’ profits. Because BEC didn’t want to accept the risk of being the sole source of capital, it…
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