Ronco, Inc. v. Plastics, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MARSHALL, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, Ronco, Inc. and Ronco Teleproducts, Inc. are Illinois corporations with their principal places of business in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. While they are separate corporate entities, they are treated as one by the parties, and will be so treated for purposes of the instant ruling (hereinafter “Ronco”). Defendant Plastics, Inc. is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business in Jacksonville, Texas (hereinafter “Plastics”).

In December, 1979, Ray Norris, an independent marketing consultant located in Texas, contacted Ronco’s…