Legal Opinion
National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers, Inc. v. F.T.L. Marketing Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 19, 1985No. 84-1254PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
The primary question presented in this appeal is whether a trade association may, without cause, prohibit an associate member from exhibiting at the association’s trade shows. The district court found in favor of the trade association. For the reasons stated below, we will affirm. 1
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The relevant facts are, for the most part, undisputed. The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers, Inc., (“Association”) is a business trade association that was incorporated in Missouri. Its office and sole employee (the executive director) are in Chicago. The primary purpose…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Roberts v. United States JayceesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Casio, Inc. v. S.M. & R. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Charles O. Finley & Co., Inc. v. Bowie K. KuhnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Eileen Anne Neely, in No. 93-2069 v. Club Med Management Services, Inc. Club Med Sales, Inc. Club Med, Inc., Third-Party Holiday Village (St. Lucia), Ltd. v. Joseph Lemaire, Third-Party Club Med Management Services, Inc. And Holiday Village (St. Lucia) Inc., in No. 93-2102Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- ITT Industrial Credit Co. v. D.S. America, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- Baltimore Orioles, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Players AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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