Hess v. Biomet, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION CHARLES HESS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 3:16-CV-208 JD BIOMET, INC., et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER This case is set for trial on Plaintiffs’ breach of contract claims. The parties dispute the meaning of the contractual provision that entitles Plaintiffs to commission payments on the basis of sales “within the distributorship at the time” of Plaintiffs’ retirements. In particular they disagree whether the phrase “within the subject distributorship” refers only to the geographic territory of the…