Legal Opinion
Pampered Chef v. Alexanian
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 14, 2011No. 10 C 1399PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The Pampered Chef is a direct sales company that sells kitchenware through home parties hosted by family and friends of the members of its sales force, who are independent contractors. Jewels by Park Lane is another direct sales company that sells jewelry. Pampered Chef has taken umbrage at the loss to Park Lane of several of what it calls its most valuable, upper-level “Directors,” who are highly-placed individuals in the pyramidal sales structure used by Pampered Chef and others in the direct sales…
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