Legal Opinion

Entm't USA, Inc. v. Moorehead Commc'ns, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 26, 2018No. 17-2847PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

*789In 2006, plaintiff Entertainment USA sold cellular telephones and service contracts in central Pennsylvania through a network of retail dealers. Defendant Moorehead Communications, an Indiana company, sought to break into that geographic market by offering dealers the chance to sell Verizon products and services. Without aid of counsel, the two companies signed a two-page "referral agreement" connecting Moorehead with a number of Entertainment USA's dealers. The agreement promised Entertainment USA a "referral fee" for every Verizon activation or upgrade that resulted.

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2Cases cited43 opinions

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