USA-Halal Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. Best Choice Meats, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION USA-HALAL CHAMBER OF ) COMMERCE, INC., a Maryland ) corporation ) ) 1:19 C 4693 Plaintiff, ) Hon. Marvin E. Aspen ) v. ) ) BEST CHOICE MEATS, INC., ) an Illinois corporation ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MARVIN E. ASPEN, District Judge: In 2015, Plaintiff USA-Halal Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (“USA Halal”) began certifying meat products from Defendant Best Choice Meats, Inc. (“Best Choice”) as halal. (Dkt. No. 1–1, Ex. 3 at 86.)1 In general terms, a meat product is halal if it is slaughtered and prepared…