Legal Opinion
Hess Newmark Owens Wolf, Inc. v. Doris Owens and Owens Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 2005No. 04-4293PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
In 1998 four veterans of the motion-picture promotion business — Mary Hess, Barry Newmark, Doris Owens, and Stuart Wolf — decided to pool their efforts. They formed Hess Newmark Owens Wolf, Inc., or HNOW, to provide advertising, public relations, and promotional services to studios. Each of the four held 22.5% of the stock (a fifth investor received 10%). Each had operated an independent agency. Three of the four closed as part of HNOW’s formation; the exception was Owens Group, Inc. (OGI), which offered promotional services from its base in Cincinnati. The…
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