Legal Opinion
Sprint Nextel Corp. v. Middle Man, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 10, 2016No. 15-3108PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal grew out of a conflict between the business models of Sprint Nex-tel Corporation and The Middle Man, Inc. Sprint sells mobile telephones and service plans, intending for the purchasers to use the telephones on the Sprint network (rather than resell them). Middle Man buys mobile telephones, including Sprint’s, and tries to resell them at a profit. The two business models collided, and Sprint brought the present action for breach of contract. 1 Middle Man counterclaimed, seeking a declaration that its business model does not violate the contract that…
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