Heiman v. Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution Co.

Wood, Chief Judge.

From 2000 to 2011, John Heiman, first individually and later through his company, JTE, Inc., distributed products for Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution Company throughout suburban Chicago. Bimbo Foods (pronounced "Beembo") sells baked goods under a number of familiar brand names, such as Brownberry. The distribution agreement between JTE and Bimbo Foods had no fixed duration, but it could be terminated in the event of a non-curable or untimely cured breach by one of the parties. The agreement specified that New York law would govern all claims and disputes. Although the…