Legal Opinion
La Preferida, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Cerveceria Modelo, S.A. De C v. a Mexican Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 7, 1990No. 89-2089PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
La Preferida brought two separate actions against Cervecería Modelo (Modelo) concerning the distribution rights of beverages manufactured under the “Corona” trademark. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Modelo in both cases. La Preferida appeals these judgments. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I
BACKGROUND
A. The Underlying Transaction
La Preferida is a Chicago-based distributor of nonalcoholic and alcoholic beverages. Cervecería Corona, Inc. (Corona), which is not a party to these proceedings, operated a brewery in Puerto Rico until December…
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