Sears Home Appliance Showrooms, LLC v. Charlotte Outlet Store, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION SEARS HOME APPLIANCE ) SHOWROOMS, LLC and SEARS ) No. 17 CV 8478 OUTLET STORES, LLC, ) ) Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants, ) ) v. ) Magistrate Judge Young B. Kim ) CHARLOTTE OUTLET STORE, LLC, ) et al., ) ) June 21, 2018 Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER This diversity action stems from the breakdown of the parties’ franchise relationship. Sears Home Appliance Showrooms, LLC (“SHAS”) and Sears Outlet Stores, LLC (“Sears Outlet”) have sued Charlotte Outlet Store, LLC, Concord Outlet Store, LLC,…